1933 PGA Championship
Golf tournament
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The 1933 PGA Championship was the 16th PGA Championship, held August 8â13 at Blue Mound Country Club in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Then a match play championship, Gene Sarazen won the third of his three PGA Championship titles, defeating Willie Goggin 5 and 4.[4][5] It was the sixth of his seven major titles.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 8â13, 1933 |
| Location | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Course | Blue Mound Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Match play - 5 rounds |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70[1] |
| Length | 6,270 yards (5,733 m)[2] |
| Field | 100 players, 32 to match play[2] |
| Cut | 146 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $7,200[3] |
| Winner's share | $1,000 |
| Champion | |
 Gene Sarazen | |
| def. Willie Goggin, 5 and 4 | |
Country Club
Defending champion Olin Dutra lost in the second round to semifinalist Johnny Farrell, 1 up.[6]
This was Wisconsin's first and only major for 71 years; the PGA Championship returned to the state in 2004 at Whistling Straits near Kohler.
Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1933 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[3]
- Tuesday â 36-hole stroke play qualifier
- defending champion Olin Dutra and top 31 professionals advanced to match play
- Wednesday â first round â 36 holes
- Thursday â second round â 36 holes
- Friday â quarterfinals â 36 holes
- Saturday â semifinals â 36 holes
- Sunday â final â 36 holes
Final results
Sunday, August 13, 1933
| Place | Player | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sarazen | 1,000 |
| 2 | Willie Goggin | 500 |
| T3 | Johnny Farrell | 250 |
| Jimmy Hines | ||
| T5 | Tom Creavy | 200 |
| Ed Dudley | ||
| Johnny Golden | ||
| Paul Runyan |
Final eight bracket
| Quarter-finals August 11 | Semi-finals August 12 | Finals August 13 | ||||||||||||
| Gene Sarazen | 6&5 | |||||||||||||
| Ed Dudley | ||||||||||||||
| Gene Sarazen | 5&4 | |||||||||||||
| Johnny Farrell | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Farrell | 5&4 | |||||||||||||
| Johnny Golden | ||||||||||||||
| Gene Sarazen | 5&4 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Goggin | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Goggin | 6&5 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Runyan | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Goggin | 1up | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy Hines | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Hines | 4&3 | |||||||||||||
| Tom Creavy | ||||||||||||||
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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sarazen | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Goggin | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Leader | â | S1 | S1 | S1 | S1 | â | â | S1 | S1 | â | â | â | S1 | â | S1 | S2 | S2 | S1 |
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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sarazen | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 | |||
| Goggin | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Leader | S2 | S2 | S3 | S3 | S4 | S4 | S3 | S3 | S4 | S4 | S4 | S4 | S5 | S5 | ||||