{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 1939 PGA Championship | image = | location = [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | course = [[Pomonok Country Club]] | dates = July 9–15, 1939 | par = 72 | yardage = {{convert|6354|yd}}<ref name=pbite>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fR9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6734%2C3429455 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Four aces smash par to lead meet as P.G.A. split widens to chasm |date=July 11, 1939 |page=13 |accessdate=April 25, 2013}}</ref> | org = [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]] | tour = [[PGA Tour]] | field = 109 players,<ref name=pbite/><br>64 to match play | cut = 148 (+4), playoff | format = [[Match play]] - 6 rounds | purse = [[United States dollar|$]]10,600 <ref name=pgamedia39>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=458&date=1939&tourn_name_id=2 |publisher=PGA of America |title=Tournament Info for: 1939 PGA Championship |accessdate=April 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227063610/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=458&date=1939&tourn_name_id=2 |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | winners_share = $1,100 | champion = {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Henry Picard]] | score = def. [[Byron Nelson]], 37 holes | previous = [[1938 PGA Championship|1938]] | next = [[1940 PGA Championship|1940]] |}} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = <small>New York City </small> |lat = 40.734 |long = -73.810 |caption = Location in the [[United States]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 230 }} {{Location map |USA New York |relief = 1 |label = <small>Pomonok CC </small> |lat = 40.734 |long = -73.810 |caption = Location in [[New York (state)|New York]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 180 }} {{Location map |USA New York City |relief = 1 |label = <small>Pomonok CC </small> |lat = 40.734 |long = -73.810 |caption = Location in [[New York City]] |position = bottom |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 180 }} The '''1939 PGA Championship''' was the 22nd [[PGA Championship]], held July 9–15 at [[Pomonok Country Club]] in [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. Then a [[match play]] championship, [[Henry Picard]] won his only PGA Championship, defeating [[Byron Nelson]] with a birdie at the 37th hole.<ref name=pbnthsv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rs1JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DoUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2587%2C4383627 |work=Youngstown Vindicator |location=Ohio|agency=Associated Press |last=Boni |first=Bill |title=Picard beats Nelson on 37th hole to take PGA title |date=July 16, 1939|page=D-1}}</ref><ref name=ppupmcl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NHEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4060%2C4231575 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |last=McLemore |first=Henry |title=Picard P.G.A. |date=July 16, 1939 |page=1, sports }}</ref><ref name=ptmntft>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1939/07/15/page/11/article/keenes-twin-threats-in-lassie |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Bartlett |first=Charles |title=Picard to meet Nelson today for P.G.A. title |date=July 15, 1939 |page=11}}</ref><ref name=ieenih>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tFBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FQ4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4078%2C2513262|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |last=Boni |first=Bill |title=Picard defeats Nelson on 37th for PGA title |date=July 16, 1939 |page=1-B}}</ref><!--<ref name=pibenel>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rs1JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DoUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1540%2C4376217 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |agency=Associated Press |title=Picard beats Nelson on 37th hole to take P.G.A. title |date=July 16, 1939 |pages=D1, D4 |accessdate=April 25, 2013}}</ref>--> It was the second of his two [[Men's major golf championships|major]] titles; he won the [[Masters Tournament|Masters]] in [[1938 Masters Tournament|1938]]. Nelson won the [[1939 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] three months earlier and the next PGA Championship in [[1940 PGA Championship|1940]]. Beginning in 1939, he made five finals in six PGA Championships, and won his second title in [[1945 PGA Championship|1945]].
Picard had not trailed and led by two as late as the 26th hole, but the match was squared on the 29th green and Nelson led by one after 32 holes. Both birdied the par-5 33rd and Picard sank a curling putt from over {{convert|20|ft|0|spell=in}} for par to halve the 34th hole and stay one back.<ref name=pbnthsv/> They halved the par-3 35th at par and both had birdie putts on the 36th green. Nelson missed his from {{convert|10|ft|0|spell=in}} feet while Picard sank his from three to square up the match. On the extra hole, both again had birdie putts: Picard made his from ten feet while Nelson missed his from six.<ref name=ppupmcl/>
Defending champion [[Paul Runyan]] lost in the quarterfinals to [[Dick Metz]].
This PGA Championship was held during the [[1939 New York World's Fair]]. The golf course no longer exists; [[Pomonok Country Club]] disbanded in 1949 and the property was developed for residences.
==Format== The [[match play]] format at the PGA Championship in 1939 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:<ref name=pgamedia39/> * Sunday and Monday – 36-hole [[stroke play]] qualifier, 18 holes per day; **defending champion and top 63 professionals advanced to match play * Tuesday – first two rounds, 18 holes each * Wednesday – third round – 36 holes * Thursday – quarterfinals – 36 holes * Friday – semifinals – 36 holes * Saturday – final – 36 holes
==Final results== ''Saturday. July 15, 1939'' {| class=wikitable !Place!!Player!!Money ([[United States dollar|$]]) |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} '''[[Henry Picard]]''' || align=center|1,100 |- | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Byron Nelson]] || align=center|600 |- | align=center rowspan=2|T3 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Dutch Harrison]] || align=center rowspan=2|350 |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Dick Metz]] |- | align=center rowspan=4|T5 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Emerick Kocsis]] || align=center rowspan=4|250 |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Rod Munday]] |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Paul Runyan]] |- | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Horton Smith]] |} <small>Source:</small><ref name=ieenih/>
==Final eight bracket== {{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1=Quarter-finals<br>July 13 | RD2=Semi-finals<br>July 14 | RD3=Finals<br>July 15
| score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px
| RD1-team1= '''[[Henry Picard]]''' | RD1-score1= 2&1 | RD1-team2= [[Rod Munday]] | RD1-score2=
| RD1-team3= '''[[Dick Metz]]''' | RD1-score3= 2&1 | RD1-team4= [[Paul Runyan]] | RD1-score4=
| RD1-team5= '''[[Byron Nelson]]''' | RD1-score5= 10&9 | RD1-team6= [[Emerick Kocsis]] | RD1-score6=
| RD1-team7= '''[[Dutch Harrison]]''' | RD1-score7= 4&3 | RD1-team8= [[Horton Smith]] | RD1-score8=
| RD2-team1= '''[[Henry Picard]]''' | RD2-score1= 1up | RD2-team2= [[Dick Metz]] | RD2-score2=
| RD2-team3= '''[[Byron Nelson]]''' | RD2-score3= 9&8 | RD2-team4= [[Dutch Harrison]] | RD2-score4=
| RD3-team1= '''[[Henry Picard]]''' | RD3-score1= 37h | RD3-team2= [[Byron Nelson]] | 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||3||5||4||3||4||4||4|| 3||5||5||4||4||5||4||3||4 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Picard||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||3||style="background: Pink;"|4||4||3||4||4||4||3||style="background: Pink;"|3||5||4||style="background: Pink;"|3||5||4||style="background: Pink;"|2||4 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Nelson||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||style="background: Pink;"|3||style="background: PaleGreen;"|4||5||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|4||4||4||style="background: Red;"|2||3||style="background: PaleGreen;"|4||style="background: Pink;"|4||4||style="background: Pink;"|3||style="background: Pink;"|4||4||3||style="background: Pink;"|3 |- |align=left| Leader ||P1||–||P1||P2||P2||P3||P3||P3||P2||P2||P3||P2||P2||P2||P1||P1||P2||P1 |}
''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||3||5||4||3||4||4||4|| 3||5||5||4||4||5||4||3||4 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Picard ||4||style="background: Pink;"|3||3||style="background: Pink;"|4||style="background: Pink;"|3||3||4||4||4||3||5||5||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|4||4||3||style="background: Pink;"|3 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Nelson ||style="background: Pink;"|3||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||3||5||style="background: Pink;"|3||3||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|3||3||style="background: Pink;"|4||5||4||style="background: Pink;"|3||style="background: Pink;"|4||4||3||4 |- |align=left| Leader ||–||P1||P1||P2||P2||P2||P2||P2||P1||P1||–||–||–||N1||N1||N1||N1||– |}
''Extra hole'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Hole!! 1 |- |Par||4 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Picard||style="background: Pink;"|3 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Nelson||4 |- |align=left| Leader ||P1 |} *<small>Source:</small><ref name=ppupmcl/><ref name=ptmntft/> :{|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background:Red; width:10px;"| |Eagle |style="background:Pink; width:10px;"| |Birdie |style="background:PaleGreen; width:10px;"| |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_1939.html PGA.com] – 1939 PGA Championship
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