# 1935 PGA Championship

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1935 PGA Championship Tournament information Dates October 17–23, 1935 Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Course Twin Hills Golf & Country Club Organized by PGA of America Tour PGA Tour Format Match play - 6 rounds Statistics Par 70[1] Length 6,280 yards (5,742 m)[1] Field 112 players, 64 to match play[3] Cut 154 (+14), playoff Prize fund $7,820[2] Winner's share $1,000 Champion Johnny Revolta def. Tommy Armour, 5 and 4 ← 1934 1936 →

Oklahoma
City

Location in the [United States](/source/United_States)

Twin Hills G&CC

Location in [Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma)

The **1935 PGA Championship** was the 18th [PGA Championship](/source/PGA_Championship), held October 17–23 at [Twin Hills Golf & Country Club](/source/Twin_Hills_Golf_%26_Country_Club) in [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_City%2C_Oklahoma). Then a [match play](/source/Match_play) championship, [Johnny Revolta](/source/Johnny_Revolta) won his only [major](/source/Men's_major_golf_championships) title, defeating [Tommy Armour](/source/Tommy_Armour) 5 and 4.[4][5]

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](/source/Paul_Runyan) lost 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals to Al Zimmerman of [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon).[6][7] Five-time champion [Walter Hagen](/source/Walter_Hagen), age 42, was the medalist in qualifying with 139 (−1),[8] but lost in the first round to Revolta, 1 up.[9]

## Format

The [match play](/source/Match_play) format at the PGA Championship in 1935 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[2]

- Thursday – 36-hole [stroke play](/source/Stroke_play) qualifier *(continued on Friday)* - defending champion [Paul Runyan](/source/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*

Place Player Money ($) 1 Johnny Revolta 1,000 2 Tommy Armour 500 T3 Al Watrous 250 Al Zimmerman T5 Ed Dudley 200 Paul Runyan Eddie Schultz Horton Smith

## Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals October 21 Semi-finals October 22 Finals October 23 Johnny Revolta 4&2 Eddie Schultz Johnny Revolta 4&3 Al Zimmerman Al Zimmerman 3&2 Paul Runyan Johnny Revolta 5&4 Tommy Armour Tommy Armour 39h Ed Dudley Tommy Armour 2&1 Al Watrous Al Watrous 1up Horton Smith

## Final match scorecards

*Morning*

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 Revolta 3 4 4 3 5 4 2 4 4 4 3 5 4 2 5 6 4 4 Armour 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 5 5 Leader R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R3 R3 R3 R2 R3 R4 R3 R2 R3 R4

*Afternoon*

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 Revolta 5 4 4 2 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 6 3 Revolta wins 5 and 4 Armour 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 Leader R3 R3 R3 R4 R5 R5 R5 R6 R6 R6 R6 R6 R5 R5

- Source:[5]

- Birdie Bogey Double bogey

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-par_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-par_1-1) ["Golfers Tee Off For P.G.A. Qualifying"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yQgtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r9UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3502%2C6755885). *Miami Daily News*. United Press. October 17, 1935. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pgamedia35_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pgamedia35_2-1) ["Tournament Info for: 1935 PGA Championship"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165459/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=452&date=1935&tourn_name_id=2). PGA of America. Archived from [the original](http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=452&date=1935&tourn_name_id=2) on October 23, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Hagen Cops Medal in P.G.A. Tourney"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JLMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rZsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5735%2C3909843). *Reading Eagle*. Pennsylvania. International News Service. October 18, 1935. p. 32. Retrieved April 30, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-revbabw_4-0)** Yarbrough, Tom (October 24, 1935). ["Revolta Beats Armour, Brings Wisconsin First National Title"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZKlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-SEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4845%2C1968599). *Milwaukee Journal*. Associated Press. p. 4-part 2. Retrieved April 30, 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cdtrevwt_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cdtrevwt_5-1) Bartlett, Charles (October 24, 1935). ["Revolta wins title; beats Armour, 5 and 4"](http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/10/24/page/21/article/revolta-wins-title-beats-armour-5-and-4). *Chicago Daily Tribune*. p. 21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ppochm_6-0)** ["Portland pro ousts champ"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vx9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=peMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4627%2C1712511). *Spokesman-Review*. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 22, 1935. p. 12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rltzipg_7-0)** Bartlett, Charles (October 22, 1935). ["Runyan loses to Zimmerman in pro golf"](http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/10/22/page/17/). *Chicago Daily Tribune*. p. 17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-qualif_8-0)** Bartlett, Charles (October 18, 1935). ["Hagen's 139 leads PGA qualifying scores"](http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/10/18/page/33/article/hagens-139-leads-p-g-a-qualifying-scores). *Chicago Daily Tribune*. p. 33.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-revbtsh_9-0)** Bartlett, Charles (October 19, 1935). ["Revolta beats Hagen in P.G.A. tournament, 1 up"](http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1935/10/19/page/25/article/revolta-beats-hagen-in-p-g-a-tournament-1-up). *Chicago Daily Tribune*. p. 25.

## 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_1935.html) – 1935 PGA Championship

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