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1937 PGA Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1937 PGA Championship |
| location | Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania |
| course | Pittsburgh Field Club |
| dates | May 24–30, 1937 |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 6665 yd |
| org | PGA of America |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| field | 106 players, |
| 64 to match play | |
| cut | 157 (+13), playoff |
| format | Match play - 6 rounds |
| purse | $9,200 |
| winners_share | $1,000 |
| champion | USA Denny Shute |
| score | def. Jug McSpaden, 37 holes |
| previous | [1936](1936-pga-championship) |
| next | [1938](1938-pga-championship) |
64 to match play |}} |USA |USA Pennsylvania Field Club The 1937 PGA Championship was the 20th PGA Championship, held May 24–30 at Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. Then a match play championship, Denny Shute won his second consecutive PGA Championship in less than seven months, defeating Jug McSpaden in 37 holes. The previous edition in 1936 was held in November at Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Shute was 3 holes up after the morning round of the finals, but McSpaden had the lead with nine holes remaining and was 2 up with three holes to go. McSpaden bogeyed the 34th and double-bogeyed the 35th to square up the match as they went to the 36th tee. McSpaden missed a 4 ft birdie putt to win and they halved the hole and went to an extra hole. McSpaden lipped out his par-saving putt from 8 ft to end the match.
Shute was the last to successfully defend his title at the PGA Championship until Tiger Woods won consecutive titles in 1999 and 2000. It was Shute's third and final major title; his first was at the British Open in 1933 at St. Andrews.
Usually played later in the schedule, this PGA Championship was in late May, the first of three times it was held before the U.S. Open and British Open. Prior to World War II, the PGA Championship was most often played in September, but ranged from late May (1937, 1942) to early December (1929). Since 1969, it has been held in early to mid-August, except for 1971 (February) and 2016 (July).
Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1937 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:
- Monday and Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day;
- defending champion and top 63 professionals advanced to match play
- Wednesday – first two rounds, 18 holes each
- Thursday – third round – 36 holes
- Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
- Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes
- Sunday – final – 36 holes
Final results
Sunday, May 30, 1937
| Place | Player | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA **Denny Shute** | 1,000 |
| 2 | USA Jug McSpaden | 500 |
| T3 | USA Ky Laffoon | 250 |
| USA Tony Manero | ||
| T5 | USA Harry Cooper | 200 |
| USA Jimmy Hines | ||
| USA Byron Nelson | ||
| USA Henry Picard |
Source:
Final eight bracket
May 28 May 29 May 30
| score-width= 35px | team-width= 135px
| RD1-team1= Denny Shute | RD1-score1= 4&3 | RD1-team2= Jimmy Hines | RD1-score2=
| RD1-team3= Tony Manero | RD1-score3= 1up | RD1-team4= Harry Cooper | RD1-score4=
| RD1-team5= Jug McSpaden | RD1-score5= 39h | RD1-team6= Henry Picard | RD1-score6=
| RD1-team7= Ky Laffoon | RD1-score7= 2&1 | RD1-team8= Byron Nelson | RD1-score8=
| RD2-team1= Denny Shute | RD2-score1= 3&2 | RD2-team2= Tony Manero | RD2-score2=
| RD2-team3= Jug McSpaden | RD2-score3= 2&1 | RD2-team4= Ky Laffoon | RD2-score4=
| RD3-team1= Denny Shute | RD3-score1= 37h | RD3-team2= Jug McSpaden | 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 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| USA Shute | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| USA McSpaden | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ^ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ^ | 4 |
| Leader | M1 | M1 | M2 | M2 | M3 | M2 | M1 | M1 | – | – | M1 | – | S1 | S2 | S1 | S1 | S2 | S3 |
Afternoon
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| USA Shute | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| USA McSpaden | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ^ | 4 |
| Leader | S2 | S1 | S1 | S2 | S1 | S1 | S1 | – | M1 | – | – | – | M1 | M2 | M2 | M1 | – | – |
^ = picked up ball (hole concession)
Extra hole
| Hole | 1 |
|---|---|
| Par | 4 |
| USA Shute | 4 |
| USA McSpaden | 5 |
| Leader | S1 |
- Source:
References
References
- (May 25, 1937). "Runyan Paces Field in PGA Golf Tourney; Hines is Second". Telegraph-Herald.
- "Tournament Info for: 1937 PGA Championship". PGA of America.
- Bartlett, Charles. (May 31, 1937). "Shute defeats M'Spaden for P.G.A. title on 37th". Chicago Daily Tribune.
- (May 31, 1937). "Denny Shute wins title in pro golf". Montreal Gazette.
- Henry, Jack. (May 31, 1937). "Denny Shute stages spectacular rally to retain national P.G.A. Championship". Youngstown Vindicator.
- (May 29, 1937). "Match-By-Match Chart Of The P.G.A. Championship At Field Club". Pittsburgh Press.
- (May 31, 1937). "Money division in P.G.A. title meet". Youngstown Vindicator.
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