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1938 PGA Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1938 PGA Championship |
| location | Smithfield Township, |
| Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| course | Shawnee Country Club |
| dates | July 10–16, 1938 |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 6656 yd |
| org | PGA of America |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| field | 107 players, |
| 64 to match play | |
| cut | 151 (+7), playoff |
| format | Match play - 6 rounds |
| purse | $10,000 |
| winners_share | $1,100 |
| champion | USA Paul Runyan |
| score | def. Sam Snead, 8 and 7 |
| previous | [1937](1937-pga-championship) |
| next | [1939](1939-pga-championship) |
Pennsylvania, U.S. 64 to match play |}} |USA |USA Pennsylvania The 1938 PGA Championship was the 21st PGA Championship, held July 10–16 at Shawnee Country Club in Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania.
Then a match play championship, Paul Runyan won his second PGA Championship, defeating the favored Sam Snead 8 and 7. Nicknamed "Little Poison," Runyan was one of the shorter hitters on tour, while Snead was one of the longest. Runyan was five holes up after the morning round, then needed just eleven holes to finish off Snead, the largest victory margin ever in the match play finals of the PGA Championship. Snead won only one of the 29 holes, the 24th, which Runyan bogeyed. Runyan's victory four years earlier in 1934 took 38 holes to decide.
Two-time defending champion Denny Shute lost in the third round to semifinalist Jimmy Hines.
The course, now The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, is on an island in the Delaware River, east of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1938 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:
- Sunday and Monday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day;
- defending champion Denny Shute and top 63 professionals advanced to match play
- Tuesday – first two rounds, 18 holes each
- Wednesday – third round – 36 holes
- Thursday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
- Friday – semifinals – 36 holes
- Saturday – final – 36 holes
Final results
Saturday, July 16, 1938
| Place | Player | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA **Paul Runyan** | 1,100 |
| 2 | USA Sam Snead | 600 |
| T3 | USA Jimmy Hines | 350 |
| USA Henry Picard | ||
| T5 | USA Jim Foulis | 250 |
| USA Byron Nelson | ||
| USA Gene Sarazen | ||
| USA Horton Smith |
Source:
Final eight bracket
July 14 July 15 July 16
| score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px
| RD1-team1= Paul Runyan | RD1-score1= 4&3 | RD1-team2= Horton Smith | RD1-score2=
| RD1-team3= Henry Picard | RD1-score3= 3&2 | RD1-team4= Gene Sarazen | RD1-score4=
| RD1-team5= Sam Snead | RD1-score5= 8&7 | RD1-team6= Jim Foulis | RD1-score6=
| RD1-team7= Jimmy Hines | RD1-score7= 2&1 | RD1-team8= Byron Nelson | RD1-score8=
| RD2-team1= Paul Runyan | RD2-score1= 4&3 | RD2-team2= Henry Picard | RD2-score2=
| RD2-team3= Sam Snead | RD2-score3= 1up | RD2-team4= Jimmy Hines | RD2-score4=
| RD3-team1= Paul Runyan | RD3-score1= 8&7 | RD3-team2= Sam Snead | 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 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| USA Runyan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| USA Snead | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Leader | – | – | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R4 | R4 | R5 | R5 | R5 | R5 |
Afternoon
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| USA Runyan | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Runyan wins | ||||||
| 8 and 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Snead | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
| Leader | R5 | R6 | R7 | R7 | R7 | R6 | R6 | R7 | R7 | R8 | R8 |
Source:
Video
- You Tube – 1938 PGA Championship final
References
References
- (July 12, 1938). "Frank Moore wins qualifying medal". Montreal Gazette.
- "Tournament Info for: 1938 PGA Championship". PGA of America.
- Bartlett, Charles. (July 17, 1938). "Runyan crushes Snead 8-and-7 for PGA title". Chicago Sunday Tribune.
- McLemore, Henry. (July 17, 1938). "Runyan trounces Snead 8-7, for P.G.A. title". Miami News.
- Bartlett, Charles. (July 12, 1938). "Moore leads pro qualifiers with 136; match play today". Chicago Daily Tribune.
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