# 1934 PGA Championship > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1934_PGA_Championship > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1934_PGA_Championship.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_PGA_Championship > Source revision: 1353868696 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Golf tournament 1934 PGA Championship Tournament information Dates July 24–29, 1934 Location Williamsville, New York, U.S. Course Park Country Club Organized by PGA of America Tour PGA Tour Format Match play - 5 rounds Statistics Par 72[1] Length 6,579 yards (6,016 m)[1] Field 107 players, 32 to match play[1] Cut 146 (+2), playoff Prize fund $7,200[2] Winner's share $1,000 Champion Paul Runyan def. Craig Wood, 38 holes ← 1933 1935 → Park CC Location in the [United States](/source/United_States) Park CC Location in [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) The **1934 PGA Championship** was the 17th [PGA Championship](/source/PGA_Championship), held July 24–29 at [Park Country Club](/source/The_Park_Country_Club) in [Williamsville, New York](/source/Williamsville%2C_New_York), a suburb northeast of [Buffalo](/source/Buffalo%2C_New_York). Then a [match play](/source/Match_play) championship, [Paul Runyan](/source/Paul_Runyan) won the first of his two PGA Championship titles, defeating [Craig Wood](/source/Craig_Wood_(golfer)) in 38 holes.[3][4][5] Defending champion [Gene Sarazen](/source/Gene_Sarazen) lost 4 and 3 in the second round to [Al Watrous](/source/Al_Watrous).[6] ## Format The [match play](/source/Match_play) format at the PGA Championship in 1934 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[2] - Tuesday – 36-hole [stroke play](/source/Stroke_play) qualifier - defending champion [Gene Sarazen](/source/Gene_Sarazen) and top 31 professionals advanced to match play - Wednesday – first round – 36 holes - Thursday – second round – 36 holes - Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes - Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes - Sunday – final – 36 holes ## Final results *Sunday, July 29, 1934* Place Player Money ($) 1 Paul Runyan 1,000 2 Craig Wood 500 T3 Gene Kunes 250 Denny Shute T5 Bob Crowley 200 Al Houghton Dick Metz Al Watrous ## Final eight bracket Quarter-finals July 27 Semi-finals July 28 Finals July 29 Paul Runyan 1up Dick Metz Paul Runyan 4&2 Gene Kunes Gene Kunes 4&3 Bob Crowley Paul Runyan 38h Craig Wood Craig Wood 2&1 Al Watrous Craig Wood 2&1 Denny Shute Denny Shute 6&5 Al Houghton ## Final match scorecards *Morning* Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 Runyan 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 6 Wood 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 Leader R1 – W1 W1 W1 W1 W2 W2 W2 W2 W1 W1 W1 – – – – W1 *Afternoon* Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 Runyan 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 Wood 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 2 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 Leader W1 – – – R1 – – W1 – – W1 W1 W1 – R1 R1 – – *Extra holes* Hole 1 2 Par 5 4 Runyan 4 4 Wood 4 5 Leader – R1 - Source:[5] - Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cpqipt_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cpqipt_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-cpqipt_1-2) ["Crowley paces qualifiers in P.G.A. tourney"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_odRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OGkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3390%2C2268619). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. Associated Press. July 25, 1934. p. 13. Retrieved May 2, 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pgamedia34_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pgamedia34_2-1) ["Tournament Info for: 1934 PGA Championship"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165940/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=451&date=1934&tourn_name_id=2). PGA of America. Archived from [the original](http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=451&date=1934&tourn_name_id=2) on October 23, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-nyt_3-0)** ["Paul Runyan, 93, Winner Of 29 Events on PGA Tour"](https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/19/sports/paul-runyan-93-winner-of-29-events-on-pga-tour.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. March 19, 2002. Retrieved May 2, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-rbwote_4-0)** ["Runyan beats Wood on 38th for pro title"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AohRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OGkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2679%2C1395333). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. Associated Press. July 30, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved May 2, 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rtptcdt_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rtptcdt_5-1) Bartlett, Charles (July 30, 1934). ["Runyan takes PGA title at 38th hole 1 up"](http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1934/07/30/page/19/article/runyan-takes-p-g-a-title-at-38th-hole-1-up). *Chicago Daily Tribune*. p. 19. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-wsbprds_6-0)** ["Watrous' sub-par golf defeats Sarazen"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AIhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OGkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6201%2C1817670). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. Associated Press. July 27, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved May 2, 2013. ## External links - [PGA Media Guide 2012](http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_PGAChamp.pdf) - [PGA.com](http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1934.html) – 1934 PGA Championship v t e 1934 men's major golf championships The Masters U.S. Open The Open Championship PGA Championship v t e PGA Championships 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 [42°58′37″N 78°45′07″W / 42.977°N 78.752°W / 42.977; -78.752](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=1934_PGA_Championship¶ms=42.977_N_78.752_W_type:event) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1934 PGA Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_PGA_Championship) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_PGA_Championship?action=history)). 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