1933 PGA Championship


The 1933 PGA Championship was the 16th PGA Championship, held August 8–13 at Blue Mound Country Club in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Then a match play championship, Gene Sarazen won the third of his three PGA Championship titles, defeating Willie Goggin 5 & 4. It was the sixth of his seven major titles.
Defending champion Olin Dutra lost in the second round to semifinalist Johnny Farrell, 1 up.
This was Wisconsin's first and only major for 71 years; the PGA Championship returned to the state in 2004 at Whistling Straits near Kohler.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1933 called for 12 rounds in six days:

Final results

Sunday, August 13, 1933
PlacePlayerCountryMoney
1Gene Sarazen1,000
2Willie Goggin500
T3Johnny Farrell250
T3Jimmy Hines250
T5Tom Creavy200
T5Ed Dudley200
T5Johnny Golden200
T5Paul Runyan200

Final eight bracket

Final match scorecards

Morning
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718
Par444344435443454344
Sarazen445344424444453344
Goggin455343434344544443
LeaderS1S1S1S1S1S1S1S1S2S2S1

Afternoon