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The 1935 PGA Championship was the 18th PGA Championship, held October 17–23 at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Then a match play championship, Johnny Revolta won his only major title, defeating Tommy Armour 5 and 4.[4][5]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | October 17–23, 1935 |
Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Course(s) | Twin Hills Golf & Country Club |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Match play - 6 rounds |
Statistics | |
Par | 70[1] |
Length | 6,280 yards (5,742 m)[1] |
Field | 112 players, 64 to match play[2] |
Cut | 154 (+14), playoff |
Prize fund | $7,820[3] |
Winner's share | $1,000 |
Champion | |
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def. Tommy Armour, 5 and 4 | |
The match play field was increased in 1935 to 64 players, with the first two rounds at 18 holes each, played on the first day, Friday. Weather caused a one-day delay in the schedule and the finals were held on Wednesday.
Defending champion Paul Runyan lost 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals to Al Zimmerman of Portland, Oregon.[6][7] Five-time champion Walter Hagen, age 42, was the medalist in qualifying with 139 (−1),[8] but lost in the first round to Revolta, 1 up.[9]
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1935 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[3]
Wednesday, October 23, 1935
Place | Player | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 1,000 |
2 | ![]() | 500 |
T3 | ![]() | 250 |
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T5 | ![]() | 200 |
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Quarter-finals October 21 | Semi-finals October 22 | Finals October 23 | ||||||||||||
Johnny Revolta | 4&2 | |||||||||||||
Eddie Schultz | ||||||||||||||
Johnny Revolta | 4&3 | |||||||||||||
Al Zimmerman | ||||||||||||||
Al Zimmerman | 3&2 | |||||||||||||
Paul Runyan | ||||||||||||||
Johnny Revolta | 5&4 | |||||||||||||
Tommy Armour | ||||||||||||||
Tommy Armour | 39h | |||||||||||||
Ed Dudley | ||||||||||||||
Tommy Armour | 2&1 | |||||||||||||
Al Watrous | ||||||||||||||
Al Watrous | 1up | |||||||||||||
Horton Smith |
Morning
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Revolta | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Armour | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Leader | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R3 | R3 | R3 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R3 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
Afternoon
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Revolta | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Revolta wins 5 and 4 | |||
Armour | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
Leader | R3 | R3 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R5 | R5 | R6 | R6 | R6 | R6 | R6 | R5 | R5 |
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