1932 PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 30 – September 4, 1932 |
Location | Maplewood, Minnesota |
Course(s) | Keller Golf Course |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Match play - 5 rounds |
Statistics | |
Par | 72[1] |
Length | 6,686 yards (6,114 m)[2] |
Field | 104 players, 32 to match play |
Cut | 153 (+9), playoff |
Prize fund | $7,200[3] |
Winner's share | $1,000 |
Champion | |
Olin Dutra | |
def. Frank Walsh, 4 & 3 | |
The 1932 PGA Championship was the 15th PGA Championship, held August 30 to September 4 at Keller Golf Course in Maplewood, Minnesota, a suburb north of Saint Paul. Then a match play championship, Olin Dutra won the first of his two major titles, defeating Frank Walsh 4 & 3.[4][5] Dutra was also the medalist in the 36-hole stroke play qualifier on Tuesday.[1][6]
Defending champion Tom Creavy lost in the semifinals to Walsh in 38 holes.[2] Two-time champion Gene Sarazen opted to participate in sectional qualifying, but did not advance;[7] he returned the following year and won a third title.[8][9]
Keller Golf Course, a municipal facility owned and operated by Ramsey County, hosted the PGA Championship again in 1954.
Format[]
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1932 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[3]
- Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier
- defending champion Tom Creavy and top 31 professionals advanced to match play
- Wednesday – first round – 36 holes
- Thursday – second round – 36 holes
- Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
- Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes
- Sunday – final – 36 holes
Past champions in the field[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | Record | Advanced to | Finish |
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Tom Creavy | United States | 1931 | 3–1 | Semifinals | T3 |
Walter Hagen | United States | 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 |
0–1 | First round | T17 |
Failed to qualify[]
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Tommy Armour | Scotland United States |
1930 | 153 | +9 |
- Armour did not advance in the eight-way playoff for the final two spots in the match play field.
- Gene Sarazen (1922, 1923) opted to participate in sectional qualifying, but did not advance.
Final results[]
Sunday, September 4, 1932
Place | Player | Country | Money ($) |
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1 | Olin Dutra | United States | 1,000 |
2 | Frank Walsh | United States | 500 |
T3 | Tom Creavy | United States | 250 |
Ed Dudley | United States | ||
T5 | Herman Barron | United States | 200 |
United States | |||
Bobby Cruickshank | Scotland | ||
United States |
Final eight bracket[]
Quarter-finals September 2 | Semi-finals September 3 | Finals September 4 | ||||||||||||
Olin Dutra | 5&4 | |||||||||||||
Herman Barron | ||||||||||||||
Olin Dutra | 3&2 | |||||||||||||
Ed Dudley | ||||||||||||||
Ed Dudley | 38h | |||||||||||||
Olin Dutra | 4&3 | |||||||||||||
Frank Walsh | ||||||||||||||
Frank Walsh | 8&7 | |||||||||||||
Bobby Cruickshank | ||||||||||||||
Frank Walsh | 38h | |||||||||||||
Tom Creavy | ||||||||||||||
Tom Creavy | 3&2 | |||||||||||||
Final match scorecards[]
Morning
Afternoon
References[]
- ^ a b c "Olin Dutra takes qualifying medal". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. August 31, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Mickelson, Paul (September 4, 1932). "Frank Walsh downs Creavy in P.G.A. meet". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. p. C-1. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Tournament Info for: 1932 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "Olin Dutra wins pro golf title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. September 5, 1932. p. 19. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "Dutra beats Walsh 4 and 3 for pro golf title". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 5, 1932. p. 19.
- ^ a b "Dutra's 140 wins medal in pro golf meet". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 31, 1932. p. 15.
- ^ a b "Golf pros open title tourney in St. Paul today". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 30, 1932. p. 17.
- ^ Nevada, Charles (August 14, 1933). "Sarazen beats Goggin in pro golf, 5 and 4". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
- ^ "Sarazen beats Goggin for P.G.A. title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 14, 1933. p. 13.
External links[]
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- About.com – 1932 PGA Championship
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- Keller Golf Course[permanent dead link]
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