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1935 PGA Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1935 PGA Championship |
| location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| course | Twin Hills Golf & Country Club |
| dates | October 17–23, 1935 |
| par | 70 |
| yardage | 6280 yd |
| org | PGA of America |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| field | 112 players, |
| 64 to match play | |
| cut | 154 (+14), playoff |
| format | Match play - 6 rounds |
| purse | $7,820 |
| winners_share | $1,000 |
| champion | USA Johnny Revolta |
| score | def. Tommy Armour, 5 and 4 |
| previous | [1934](1934-pga-championship) |
| next | [1936](1936-pga-championship) |
64 to match play |}} |USA City |USA Oklahoma The 1935 PGA Championship was the 18th PGA Championship, held October 17–23 at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Then a match play championship, Johnny Revolta won his only major title, defeating Tommy Armour 5 and 4.
The match play field was increased in 1935 to 64 players, with the first two rounds at 18 holes each, played on the first day, Friday. Weather caused a one-day delay in the schedule and the finals were held on Wednesday.
Defending champion Paul Runyan lost 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals to Al Zimmerman of Portland, Oregon. Five-time champion Walter Hagen, age 42, was the medalist in qualifying with 139 (−1), but lost in the first round to Revolta, 1 up.
Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1935 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:
- Thursday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier (continued on Friday)
- defending champion Paul Runyan and top 63 professionals advanced to match play
- Friday – first two rounds, 18 holes each (continued on Saturday)
- Saturday – third round – 36 holes (played on Sunday)
- Sunday – quarterfinals – 36 holes (played on Monday)
- Monday – semifinals – 36 holes (played on Tuesday)
- Tuesday – final – 36 holes (played on Wednesday)
Final results
Wednesday, October 23, 1935
| Place | Player | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA **Johnny Revolta** | 1,000 |
| 2 | USA Tommy Armour | 500 |
| T3 | USA Al Watrous | 250 |
| USA Al Zimmerman | ||
| T5 | USA Ed Dudley | 200 |
| USA Paul Runyan | ||
| USA Eddie Schultz | ||
| USA Horton Smith |
Source:--
Final eight bracket
October 21 October 22 October 23
| score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px
| RD1-team1= Johnny Revolta | RD1-score1= 4&2 | RD1-team2= Eddie Schultz | RD1-score2=
| RD1-team3= Al Zimmerman | RD1-score3= 3&2 | RD1-team4= Paul Runyan | RD1-score4=
| RD1-team5= Tommy Armour | RD1-score5= 39h | RD1-team6= Ed Dudley | RD1-score6=
| RD1-team7= Al Watrous | RD1-score7= 1up | RD1-team8= Horton Smith | RD1-score8=
| RD2-team1= Johnny Revolta | RD2-score1= 4&3 | RD2-team2= Al Zimmerman | RD2-score2=
| RD2-team3= Tommy Armour | RD2-score3= 2&1 | RD2-team4= Al Watrous | RD2-score4=
| RD3-team1= Johnny Revolta | RD3-score1= 5&4 | RD3-team2= Tommy Armour | 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Revolta | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Armour | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Leader | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R3 | R3 | R3 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R3 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
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 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Revolta | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Revolta wins | |||
| 5 and 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armour | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Leader | R3 | R3 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R5 | R5 | R6 | R6 | R6 | R6 | R6 | R5 | R5 |
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References
References
- (October 17, 1935). "Golfers Tee Off For P.G.A. Qualifying". Miami Daily News.
- (October 18, 1935). "Hagen Cops Medal in P.G.A. Tourney". Reading Eagle.
- "Tournament Info for: 1935 PGA Championship". PGA of America.
- Yarbrough, Tom. (October 24, 1935). "Revolta Beats Armour, Brings Wisconsin First National Title". Milwaukee Journal.
- Bartlett, Charles. (October 24, 1935). "Revolta wins title; beats Armour, 5 and 4". Chicago Daily Tribune.
- (October 22, 1935). "Portland pro ousts champ". Spokesman-Review.
- Bartlett, Charles. (October 22, 1935). "Runyan loses to Zimmerman in pro golf". Chicago Daily Tribune.
- Bartlett, Charles. (October 18, 1935). "Hagen's 139 leads PGA qualifying scores". Chicago Daily Tribune.
- Bartlett, Charles. (October 19, 1935). "Revolta beats Hagen in P.G.A. tournament, 1 up". Chicago Daily Tribune.
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