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1934 PGA Championship

Field	Value
name	1934 PGA Championship
location	Williamsville, New York, U.S.
course	Park Country Club
dates	July 24–29, 1934
par	72
yardage	6579 yd
org	PGA of America
tour	PGA Tour
field	107 players,
32 to match play
cut	146 (+2), playoff
format	Match play - 5 rounds
purse	$7,200
winners_share	$1,000
champion	USA Paul Runyan
score	def. Craig Wood, 38 holes
previous	1933
next	1935

32 to match play |}} |USA |USA New York The 1934 PGA Championship was the 17th PGA Championship, held July 24–29 at Park Country Club in Williamsville, New York, a suburb northeast of Buffalo. Then a match play championship, Paul Runyan won the first of his two PGA Championship titles, defeating Craig Wood in 38 holes.

Defending champion Gene Sarazen lost 4 and 3 in the second round to Al Watrous.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1934 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:

Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier
- defending champion Gene Sarazen and top 31 professionals advanced to match play
Wednesday – first round – 36 holes
Thursday – second round – 36 holes
Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes
Sunday – final – 36 holes

Final results

Sunday, July 29, 1934

Place	Player	Money ($)
1	USA Paul Runyan	1,000
2	USA Craig Wood	500
T3	USA Gene Kunes	250
USA Denny Shute
T5	USA Bob Crowley	200
USA Al Houghton
USA Dick Metz
USA Al Watrous

Source:--

Final eight bracket

July 27 July 28 July 29

| score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px

| RD1-team1= Paul Runyan | RD1-score1= 1up | RD1-team2= Dick Metz | RD1-score2=

| RD1-team3= Gene Kunes | RD1-score3= 4&3 | RD1-team4= Bob Crowley | RD1-score4=

| RD1-team5= Craig Wood | RD1-score5= 2&1 | RD1-team6= Al Watrous | RD1-score6=

| RD1-team7= Denny Shute | RD1-score7= 6&5 | RD1-team8= Al Houghton | RD1-score8=

| RD2-team1= Paul Runyan | RD2-score1= 4&2 | RD2-team2= Gene Kunes | RD2-score2=

| RD2-team3= Craig Wood | RD2-score3= 2&1 | RD2-team4= Denny Shute | RD2-score4=

| RD3-team1= Paul Runyan | RD3-score1= 38h | RD3-team2= Craig Wood | RD3-score2=

Final match scorecards

Morning

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	3	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4
USA Runyan	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	6
USA Wood	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	5	4	4
Leader	R1	–	W1	W1	W1	W1	W2	W2	W2	W2	W1	W1	W1	–	–	–	–	W1

Afternoon

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	3	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4
USA Runyan	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	3	3	4	4	4	4
USA Wood	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	2	5	3	3	5	3	4	5	4	3	4
Leader	W1	–	–	–	R1	–	–	W1	–	–	W1	W1	W1	–	R1	R1	–	–

Extra holes

Hole	1	2
Par	5	4
USA Runyan	4	4
USA Wood	4	5
Leader	–	R1

Source:

References

(July 25, 1934). "Crowley paces qualifiers in P.G.A. tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
"Tournament Info for: 1934 PGA Championship". PGA of America.
(March 19, 2002). "Paul Runyan, 93, Winner Of 29 Events on PGA Tour". [[The New York Times]].
(July 30, 1934). "Runyan beats Wood on 38th for pro title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Bartlett, Charles. (July 30, 1934). "Runyan takes PGA title at 38th hole 1 up". Chicago Daily Tribune.
(July 27, 1934). "Watrous' sub-par golf defeats Sarazen". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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