1931 PGA Championship
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The 1931 PGA Championship was the 14th PGA Championship, held September 14–19 at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, Rhode Island, northeast of Providence. Then a match play championship, Tom Creavy, age 20, defeated Gene Sarazen 5 and 3 in the semifinals[4] and Denny Shute 2 and 1 in the finals.[3][5][6][7]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | September 14–19, 1931 |
Location | Rumford, Rhode Island |
Course(s) | Wannamoisett Country Club |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Match play - 5 rounds |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 [1][2] |
Field | 32 to match play |
Cut | 153 (+13), playoff |
Prize fund | $7,200[3] |
Winner's share | $1,000 |
Champion | |
Tom Creavy | |
def. Denny Shute, 2 and 1 | |
This was the first year the defending champion was exempt from qualifying; Tommy Armour lost in the quarterfinals to Shute, 3 and 1.[8] Sarazen was the medalist in the qualifying with 145 (+5).[9][10]
Through 2016, Sarazen remains the youngest winner of a modern major title at age 20 (in 1922) and Creavy was just 2 months older.[11][12] Finalist Shute won consecutive titles in 1936 and 1937.