{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 1935 PGA Championship | image = | location = [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] | course = [[Twin Hills Golf & Country Club]] | dates = October 17–23, 1935 | par = 70<ref name=par>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yQgtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r9UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3502%2C6755885 |title=Golfers Tee Off For P.G.A. Qualifying |newspaper=Miami Daily News |agency=United Press |date=October 17, 1935 |page=10 |accessdate=April 30, 2013}}</ref> | yardage = {{convert|6280|yd|0}}<ref name=par/> | org = [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]] | tour = [[PGA Tour]] | field = 112 players,<br>64 to match play<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JLMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rZsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5735%2C3909843 |title=Hagen Cops Medal in P.G.A. Tourney |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=Pennsylvania |agency=International News Service |page=32|date=October 18, 1935 |accessdate=April 30, 2013}}</ref> | cut = 154 (+14), playoff | format = [[Match play]] - 6 rounds | purse = [[United States dollar|$]]7,820<ref name=pgamedia35>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=452&date=1935&tourn_name_id=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165459/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=452&date=1935&tourn_name_id=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2006 |publisher=PGA of America |title=Tournament Info for: 1935 PGA Championship |accessdate=April 30, 2013 }}</ref> | winners_share = $1,000 | champion = {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Johnny Revolta]] | score = def. [[Tommy Armour]], 5 and 4 | previous = [[1934 PGA Championship|1934]] | next = [[1936 PGA Championship|1936]] |}} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = <small>Oklahoma<br>City</small> |lat = 35.511 |long = -97.455 |caption = Location in the [[United States]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 230 }} {{Location map |USA Oklahoma |relief = 1 |label = <small>Twin Hills G&CC</small> |lat = 35.511 |long = -97.455 |caption = Location in [[Oklahoma]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 170 }} The '''1935 PGA Championship''' was the 18th [[PGA Championship]], held October 17–23 at [[Twin Hills Golf & Country Club]] in [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]. Then a [[match play]] championship, [[Johnny Revolta]] won his only [[Men's major golf championships|major]] title, defeating [[Tommy Armour]] 5 and 4.<ref name=revbabw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZKlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-SEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4845%2C1968599 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=Associated Press| last=Yarbrough |first=Tom |title=Revolta Beats Armour, Brings Wisconsin First National Title |date=October 24, 1935 |page=4-part 2 |accessdate=April 30, 2013}}</ref><ref name=cdtrevwt>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/10/24/page/21/article/revolta-wins-title-beats-armour-5-and-4 |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Bartlett |first=Charles |title=Revolta wins title; beats Armour, 5 and 4 |date=October 24, 1935 |page=21}}</ref>
The match play field was increased in 1935 to 64 players, with the first two rounds at 18 holes each, played on the first day, Friday. Weather caused a one-day delay in the schedule and the finals were held on Wednesday.
Defending champion [[Paul Runyan]] lost 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals to Al Zimmerman of [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref name=ppochm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vx9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=peMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4627%2C1712511 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Portland pro ousts champ |date=October 22, 1935 |page=12}}</ref><ref name=rltzipg>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/10/22/page/17/|work=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Bartlett |first=Charles |title=Runyan loses to Zimmerman in pro golf |date=October 22, 1935 |page=17}}</ref> Five-time champion [[Walter Hagen]], age 42, was the medalist in qualifying with 139 (−1),<ref name=qualif>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/10/18/page/33/article/hagens-139-leads-p-g-a-qualifying-scores |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Bartlett |first=Charles |title=Hagen's 139 leads PGA qualifying scores |date=October 18, 1935 |page=33}}</ref> but lost in the first round to Revolta, 1 up.<ref name=revbtsh>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/10/19/page/25/article/revolta-beats-hagen-in-p-g-a-tournament-1-up |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Bartlett |first=Charles |title=Revolta beats Hagen in P.G.A. tournament, 1 up |date=October 19, 1935 |page=25}}</ref>
==Format== The [[match play]] format at the PGA Championship in 1935 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:<ref name=pgamedia35/> * Thursday – 36-hole [[stroke play]] qualifier ''(continued on Friday)'' **defending champion [[Paul Runyan]] and top 63 professionals advanced to match play * Friday – first two rounds, 18 holes each ''(continued on Saturday)'' * Saturday – third round – 36 holes ''(played on Sunday)'' * Sunday – quarterfinals – 36 holes ''(played on Monday)'' * Monday – semifinals – 36 holes ''(played on Tuesday)'' * Tuesday – final – 36 holes ''(played on Wednesday)''
==Final results== ''Wednesday, October 23, 1935'' {| class=wikitable !Place!!Player!!Money ([[United States dollar|$]]) |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} '''[[Johnny Revolta]]''' || align=center|1,000 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Tommy Armour]] || align=center|500 |- | align=center rowspan=2|T3 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Al Watrous]] || align=center rowspan=2|250 |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Al Zimmerman]] |- | align=center rowspan=4|T5 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Ed Dudley]] || align=center rowspan=4|200 |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Paul Runyan]] |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Eddie Schultz]] |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Horton Smith]] |} <!--<small>Source:</small>-->
==Final eight bracket== {{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1=Quarter-finals<br>October 21 | RD2=Semi-finals<br>October 22 | RD3=Finals<br>October 23
| score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px
| RD1-team1= '''[[Johnny Revolta]]''' | RD1-score1= 4&2 | RD1-team2= [[Eddie Schultz]] | RD1-score2=
| RD1-team3= '''[[Al Zimmerman]]''' | RD1-score3= 3&2 | RD1-team4= [[Paul Runyan]] | RD1-score4=
| RD1-team5= '''[[Tommy Armour]]''' | RD1-score5= 39h | RD1-team6= [[Ed Dudley]] | RD1-score6=
| RD1-team7= '''[[Al Watrous]]''' | RD1-score7= 1up | RD1-team8= [[Horton Smith]] | RD1-score8=
| RD2-team1= '''[[Johnny Revolta]]''' | RD2-score1= 4&3 | RD2-team2= [[Al Zimmerman]] | RD2-score2=
| RD2-team3= '''[[Tommy Armour]]''' | RD2-score3= 2&1 | RD2-team4= [[Al Watrous]] | RD2-score4=
| RD3-team1= '''[[Johnny Revolta]]''' | RD3-score1= 5&4 | RD3-team2= [[Tommy Armour]] | RD3-score2= }}
==Final match scorecards== ''Morning'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Hole!!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18 |- |Par||4||4||4||3||5||4||3||4||4|| 4||3||4||4||3||4||5||4||4 |- |align=left|Revolta ||style="background: Pink;"|3||4||4||3||5||4||style="background: Pink;"|2||4||4||4||3||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||style="background: Pink;"|2||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||style="background: PaleGreen;"|6||4||4 |- |align=left|Armour ||4||4||4||3||5||4||4||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||3||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||3||4||5||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5 |- |align=left| Leader ||R1||R1||R1||R1||R1||R1||R2||R2||R3||R3||R3||R2||R3||R4||R3||R2||R3||R4 |}
''Afternoon'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Hole!!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18 |- |Par||4||4||4||3||5||4||3||4||4|| 4||3||4||4||3||4||5||4||4 |- |align=left|Revolta ||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|2||style="background: Pink;"|4||4||3||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||3||4||style="background: Green;"|6||3||rowspan=3 colspan=4 style="background:#DCDCDC;"|Revolta wins<br>5 and 4 |- |align=left|Armour ||4||4||4||3||5||4||3||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||3||4||4||3 |- |align=left| Leader ||R3||R3||R3||R4||R5||R5||R5||R6||R6||R6||R6||R6||R5||R5 |} *<small>Source:</small><ref name=cdtrevwt/> :{|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background:Pink; width:10px;"| |Birdie |style="background:PaleGreen; width:10px;"| |Bogey |style="background:Green; width:10px;"| |Double bogey |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_PGAChamp.pdf PGA Media Guide 2012] *[http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1935.html PGA.com] – 1935 PGA Championship
{{Golf Major Championships master|1935}} {{PGA Championship}} {{Coord|35.511|-97.455|type:event|display=title}}
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