# 1937 PGA Championship > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1937_PGA_Championship > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1937_PGA_Championship.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_PGA_Championship > Source revision: 1353868370 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Golf tournament 1937 PGA Championship Tournament information Dates May 24–30, 1937 Location Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania Course Pittsburgh Field Club Organized by PGA of America Tour PGA Tour Format Match play - 6 rounds Statistics Par 72 Length 6,665 yards (6,094 m) Field 106 players, 64 to match play[2] Cut 157 (+13), playoff Prize fund $9,200[1] Winner's share $1,000 Champion Denny Shute def. Jug McSpaden, 37 holes ← 1936 1938 → Pittsburgh Location in the [United States](/source/United_States) Pittsburgh  Field Club Location in [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania) The **1937 PGA Championship** was the 20th [PGA Championship](/source/PGA_Championship), held May 24–30 at [Pittsburgh Field Club](/source/Pittsburgh_Field_Club) in [Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania](/source/Fox_Chapel%2C_Pennsylvania), a suburb northeast of [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh). Then a [match play](/source/Match_play) championship, [Denny Shute](/source/Denny_Shute) won his second consecutive PGA Championship in less than seven months, defeating [Jug McSpaden](/source/Jug_McSpaden) in 37 holes.[3][4] The previous edition in [1936](/source/1936_PGA_Championship) was held in November at [Pinehurst](/source/Pinehurst_Resort), [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina). Shute was 3 holes up after the morning round of the finals, but McSpaden had the lead with nine holes remaining and was 2 up with three holes to go. McSpaden bogeyed the 34th and double-bogeyed the 35th to square up the match as they went to the 36th tee. McSpaden missed a four-foot (1.2 m) birdie putt to win and they halved the hole and went to an extra hole. McSpaden lipped out his par-saving putt from 8 feet (2.4 m) to end the match.[3][5] Shute was the last to successfully defend his title at the PGA Championship until [Tiger Woods](/source/Tiger_Woods) won consecutive titles in [1999](/source/1999_PGA_Championship) and [2000](/source/2000_PGA_Championship). It was Shute's third and final [major](/source/Men's_major_golf_championship) title; his first was at the [British Open](/source/The_Open_Championship) in [1933](/source/1933_Open_Championship) at [St. Andrews](/source/Old_Course_at_St_Andrews). Usually played later in the schedule, this PGA Championship was in late May, the first of three times it was held before the [U.S. Open](/source/1937_U.S._Open_(golf)) and [British Open](/source/1937_Open_Championship). Prior to [World War II](/source/World_War_II), the PGA Championship was most often played in September, but ranged from late May (1937, [1942](/source/1942_PGA_Championship)) to early December ([1929](/source/1929_PGA_Championship)). Since [1969](/source/1969_PGA_Championship), it has been held in early to mid-August, except for [1971](/source/1971_PGA_Championship) (February) and [2016](/source/2016_PGA_Championship) (July). ## Format The [match play](/source/Match_play) format at the PGA Championship in 1937 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[1][6] - Monday and Tuesday – 36-hole [stroke play](/source/Stroke_play) qualifier, 18 holes per day; - defending champion and top 63 professionals advanced to match play - Wednesday – first two rounds, 18 holes each - Thursday – third round – 36 holes - Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes - Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes - Sunday – final – 36 holes ## Final results *Sunday, May 30, 1937* Place Player Money ($) 1 Denny Shute 1,000 2 Jug McSpaden 500 T3 Ky Laffoon 250 Tony Manero T5 Harry Cooper 200 Jimmy Hines Byron Nelson Henry Picard Source:[7] ## Final eight bracket Quarter-finals May 28 Semi-finals May 29 Finals May 30 Denny Shute 4&3 Jimmy Hines Denny Shute 3&2 Tony Manero Tony Manero 1up Harry Cooper Denny Shute 37h Jug McSpaden Jug McSpaden 39h Henry Picard Jug McSpaden 2&1 Ky Laffoon Ky Laffoon 2&1 Byron Nelson ## 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 5 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 5 3 4 4 Shute 5 4 5 3 5 2 3 5 3 5 5 4 3 3 6 3 3 3 McSpaden 3 4 4 3 4 3 ^ 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 3 ^ 4 Leader M1 M1 M2 M2 M3 M2 M1 M1 – – M1 – S1 S2 S1 S1 S2 S3 *Afternoon* Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par 4 4 5 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 5 3 4 4 Shute 6 4 5 2 5 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 3 5 4 McSpaden 4 3 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 5 4 ^ 4 Leader S2 S1 S1 S2 S1 S1 S1 – M1 – – – M1 M2 M2 M1 – – ^ = picked up ball (hole concession) *Extra hole* Hole 1 Par 4 Shute 4 McSpaden 5 Leader S1 - Source:[3] - Birdie Bogey Double bogey ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pgamedia37_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pgamedia37_1-1) ["Tournament Info for: 1937 PGA Championship"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061023170115/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=455&date=1937&tourn_name_id=2). PGA of America. Archived from [the original](http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=455&date=1937&tourn_name_id=2) on October 23, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Runyan Paces Field in PGA Golf Tourney; Hines is Second"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oN5BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-akMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4322,217508&dq=pittsburgh+golf&hl=en). *Telegraph-Herald*. Dubuque, Iowa. United Press. May 25, 1937. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sdfmspdn_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sdfmspdn_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sdfmspdn_3-2) Bartlett, Charles (May 31, 1937). ["Shute defeats M'Spaden for P.G.A. title on 37th"](http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1937/05/31/page/21/article/shute-defeats-mspaden-for-p-g-a-title-on-37th). *Chicago Daily Tribune*. p. 21. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-dswtipg_4-0)** ["Denny Shute wins title in pro golf"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XoAtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6678%2C4110486). *Montreal Gazette*. Associated Press. May 31, 1937. p. 20. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-dssspr_5-0)** Henry, Jack (May 31, 1937). ["Denny Shute stages spectacular rally to retain national P.G.A. Championship"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vedIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qYIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1689%2C6016143). *Youngstown Vindicator*. Ohio. United Press. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Match-By-Match Chart Of The P.G.A. Championship At Field Club"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LiEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8UsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4595,5419740&dq=pittsburgh+field+club&hl=en). *Pittsburgh Press*. May 29, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-mdiptm_7-0)** ["Money division in P.G.A. title meet"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vedIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qYIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2870%2C6015851). *Youngstown Vindicator*. Ohio. Associated Press. May 31, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 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_1937.html) – 1937 PGA Championship v t e 1937 men's major golf championships The Masters PGA Championship U.S. Open The Open 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 [40°30′47″N 79°53′24″W / 40.513°N 79.89°W / 40.513; -79.89](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=1937_PGA_Championship¶ms=40.513_N_79.89_W_type:event) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1937 PGA Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_PGA_Championship) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_PGA_Championship?action=history)). 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