1938 PGA Championship

The 1938 PGA Championship was the 21st PGA Championship, held July 10–16 at Shawnee Country Club in Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania.

1938 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 10–16, 1938
LocationSmithfield Township,
Pennsylvania, U.S.
Course(s)Shawnee Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatMatch play - 6 rounds
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length6,656 yards (6,086 m)
Field107 players,[1]
64 to match play
Cut151 (+7), playoff
Prize fund$10,000[2]
Winner's share$1,100
Champion
United States Paul Runyan
def. Sam Snead, 8 & 7
Shawnee CC is located in the United States
Shawnee CC
Shawnee CC
Location in the United States
Shawnee CC  is located in Pennsylvania
Shawnee CC 
Shawnee CC 
Location in Pennsylvania

Then a match play championship, Paul Runyan won his second PGA Championship, defeating the favored Sam Snead 8 & 7.[3] Nicknamed "Little Poison," Runyan was one of the shorter hitters on tour, while Snead was one of the longest. Runyan was five holes up after the morning round, then needed just eleven holes to finish off Snead, the largest victory margin ever in the match play finals of the PGA Championship.[4] Snead won only one of the 29 holes, the 24th, which Runyan bogeyed. Runyan's victory four years earlier in 1934 took 38 holes to decide.

Two-time defending champion Denny Shute lost in the third round to semifinalist Jimmy Hines.

The course, now The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, is on an island in the Delaware River, east of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1938 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[2]

  • Sunday and Monday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day;
    • defending champion Denny Shute and top 63 professionals advanced to match play[5]
  • 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 16, 1938

PlacePlayerMoney ($)
1United States Paul Runyan1,100
2United States Sam Snead600
T3United States Jimmy Hines350
United States Henry Picard
T5United States Jim Foulis250
United States Byron Nelson
United States Gene Sarazen
United States Horton Smith

Source:[3]

Final eight bracket
Quarter-finals
July 14 		Semi-finals
July 15 		Finals
July 16
         
Paul Runyan 4&3
Horton Smith
Paul Runyan 4&3
Henry Picard
Henry Picard 3&2
Gene Sarazen
Paul Runyan 8&7
Sam Snead
Sam Snead 8&7
Jim Foulis
Sam Snead 1up
Jimmy Hines
Jimmy Hines 2&1
Byron Nelson

Final match scorecards

Morning

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par445434544543444353
United States Runyan444334544532444343
United States Snead445334545543445343
Leader––R1R1R1R1R1R1R2R2R3R4R4R4R5R5R5R5

Afternoon

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par445434544543444353
United States Runyan43443553444Runyan wins
8 & 7
United States Snead44543454454
LeaderR5R6R7R7R7R6R6R7R7R8R8

Video
  • You Tube – 1938 PGA Championship final

References
  1. "Frank Moore wins qualifying medal". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. July 12, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1938 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  3. Bartlett, Charles (July 17, 1938). "Runyan crushes Snead 8-and-7 for PGA title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  4. McLemore, Henry (July 17, 1938). "Runyan trounces Snead 8-7, for P.G.A. title". Miami News. United Press. p. 1C. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  5. Bartlett, Charles (July 12, 1938). "Moore leads pro qualifiers with 136; match play today". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.

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