1936 PGA Championship

The 1936 PGA Championship was the 19th PGA Championship, held November 16–22 at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Then a match play championship, Denny Shute won the first of his consecutive PGA Championships, defeating Jimmy Thomson 3 & 2 on the No. 2 Course.[4][1][5]

1936 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	November 16–22, 1936
Location	Pinehurst, North Carolina
Course(s)	Pinehurst Resort No. 2 Course[1]
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Match play - 6 rounds
Statistics
Par	72
Field	113 players, 64 to match play[2]
Cut	156 (+12), playoff
Prize fund	$9,200[3]
Winner's share	$1,000
Champion
Denny Shute
def. Jimmy Thomson, 3 & 2

Pinehurst 

Location in the United States

 Pinehurst

Location in North Carolina

It was Shute's second major title; his first was at the British Open in 1933 at St. Andrews. He previously made the finals at the PGA Championship in 1931.

Fay Coleman was the medalist in the stroke play qualifier at 143 (−1). Five-time champion Walter Hagen and two-time winner Leo Diegel both shot 157 (+13), one stroke out of the playoff.[6] Defending champion Johnny Revolta lost in the second round to Harold "Jug" McSpaden in 19 holes.

Shute repeated as champion less than seven months later in May 1937. He was the last to successfully defend his title at the PGA Championship until Tiger Woods won consecutive titles twice, in 1999–2000 and 2006–2007.

This was the first major played at Pinehurst and Course No. 2, which had sand greens until 1935.[7] While the PGA Championship has yet to return, the U.S. Open was held at the course in 1999, 2005, and 2014. It hosted the Ryder Cup in 1951 and the U.S. Women's Open was also here in 2014.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1936 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[3]

• Monday and Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day;
  • defending champion Johnny Revolta 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

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	Record	Advanced to	Finish
Johnny Revolta	United States	1935	1–1	Second round	T17
Tommy Armour	Scotland  United States	1930	0–1	First round	T33
Paul Runyan	United States	1934	0–1	First round	T33
Gene Sarazen	United States	1922, 1923, 1933	0–1	First round	T33

Failed to qualify

Player	Country	Years won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Leo Diegel	United States	1928, 1929	79	78	157	+13
Walter Hagen	United States	1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927	77	80	157	+13

Source:[3][8]

Final results

Sunday, November 22, 1936

Place	Player	Country	Money ($)
1	Denny Shute	United States	1,000
2	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland  United States	500
T3	Bill Mehlhorn	United States	250
	Craig Wood	United States
T5	Jimmy Hines	United States	200
	Tony Manero	United States
	Harold "Jug" McSpaden	United States
	Horton Smith	United States

Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals November 20

Semi-finals November 21

Finals November 22

Denny Shute

3&2

Horton Smith

Denny Shute

1up

Bill Mehlhorn

Bill Mehlhorn

4&2

Jimmy Hines

Denny Shute

3&2

Jimmy Thomson

Jimmy Thomson

1up

Jug McSpaden

Jimmy Thomson

4&3

Craig Wood

Craig Wood

5&4

Tony Manero

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	5	5	3	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	5	3	4
Shute	4	5	4	4	5	3	4	5	3	5	5	4	5	4	2	5	3	4
Thomson	5	4	5	6	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	3	4
Leader	S1	–	S1	S2	S1	S1	S1	–	S1	S1	S1	S1	–	–	S1	S1	S1	S1

Afternoon

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	5	3	4
Shute	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	5	2	6	3	4	4	4	3	3
Thomson	4	5	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	6	4	4	4	4	3	5
Leader	S1	S2	S2	S1	S1	S1	S1	–	S1	S1	S2	S2	S2	S2	S2	S3

• Source:[4]

References

1. McLemore, Henry (November 22, 1936). "Shute, Thomson meet in P.G.A. finals today". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. p. 1-sports. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
2. "Coleman, Ex-Amateur Golfer, Paces Shotmakers In Play". The Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. November 17, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
3. "Tournament Info for: 1936 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
4. Bartlett, Charles (November 23, 1936). "Shute wins U.S. pro golf title, 3 and 2". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
5. "Shute wins title, beating Thomson". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. November 23, 1936. p. 17. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
6. "Coleman's 143 win's P.G.A. medal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 18, 1936. p. 17.
7. Bartlett, Charles (November 16, 1936). "Pro golf stars open play foe U.S. title today". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
8. "National P.G.A. scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 18, 1936. p. 17.

External links

• PGA Media Guide 2012
• About.com – 1936 PGA Championship
• PGA.com – 1936 PGA Championship