1938 PGA Championship

The 1938 PGA Championship was the 21st PGA Championship, held July 10–16 at Shawnee Country Club in Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania.

1938 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	July 10–16, 1938
Location	Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Course(s)	Shawnee Country Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Match play - 6 rounds
Statistics
Par	72[1]
Length	6,656 yards (6,086 m)
Field	107 players,[1] 64 to match play
Cut	151 (+7), playoff
Prize fund	$10,000[2]
Winner's share	$1,100
Champion
Paul Runyan
def. Sam Snead, 8 & 7

Shawnee CC

Location in the United States

Shawnee CC 

Location in Pennsylvania

Then a match play championship, Paul Runyan won his second PGA Championship, defeating the favored Sam Snead 8 & 7.[3] 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.[4] 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:[2]

• Sunday and Monday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day;
  • defending champion Denny Shute and top 63 professionals advanced to match play[5]
• Tuesday – first two rounds, 18 holes each
• Wednesday – third round – 36 holes
• Thursday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
• Friday – semifinals – 36 holes
• Saturday – final – 36 holes

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	Record	Advanced to	Finish
Paul Runyan	United States	1934	6–0	Champion	1
Gene Sarazen	United States	1922, 1923, 1933	3–1	Quarterfinals	T5
Denny Shute	United States	1936, 1937	2–1	Third round	T9
Leo Diegel	United States	1928, 1929	1–1	Second round	T17
Johnny Revolta	United States	1935	1–1	Second round	T17

Final results

Saturday, July 16, 1938

Place	Player	Country	Money ($)
1	Paul Runyan	United States	1,100
2	Sam Snead	United States	600
T3	Jimmy Hines	United States	350
	Henry Picard	United States
T5	Jim Foulis	United States	250
	Byron Nelson	United States
	Gene Sarazen	United States
	Horton Smith	United States

Source:[3]

Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals July 14

Semi-finals July 15

Finals July 16

Paul Runyan

4&3

Horton Smith

Paul Runyan

4&3

Henry Picard

Henry Picard

3&2

Gene Sarazen

Paul Runyan

8&7

Sam Snead

Sam Snead

8&7

Jim Foulis

Sam Snead

1up

Jimmy Hines

Jimmy Hines

2&1

Byron Nelson

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
Runyan	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	3	2	4	4	4	3	4	3
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
Runyan	4	3	4	4	3	5	5	3	4	4	4	Runyan wins 8 & 7
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:[3]

Video

• You Tube – 1938 PGA Championship final

References

1. "Frank Moore wins qualifying medal". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. July 12, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
2. "Tournament Info for: 1938 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
3. Bartlett, Charles (July 17, 1938). "Runyan crushes Snead 8-and-7 for PGA title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
4. McLemore, Henry (July 17, 1938). "Runyan trounces Snead 8-7, for P.G.A. title". Miami News. United Press. p. 1C. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
5. Bartlett, Charles (July 12, 1938). "Moore leads pro qualifiers with 136; match play today". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.

External links

• PGA Championship Media Guide 2015
• About.com – 1938 PGA Championship
• PGA.com – 1938 PGA Championship