1930 PGA Championship
Golf tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | September 8–13, 1930 |
Location | Flushing , New York |
Course(s) |
Fresh Meadow Country Club
(original course) |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Match play - 5 rounds |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 [1] |
Length | 6,500 yards (5,940 m) [1] |
Field | 32 to match play |
Cut | 158 (+18), playoff [2] |
Prize fund | $ 10,300 [3] |
Winner's share | $1,000 |
Champion | |
Tommy Armour | |
def. Gene Sarazen , 1 up | |
The 1930 PGA Championship was the 13th PGA Championship , held September 8–13 in New York City at Fresh Meadow Country Club in Flushing , Queens . Then a match play championship, Tommy Armour defeated Gene Sarazen 1 up in the finals for the second of his three major titles. [4] [5]
Johnny Farrell and Horton Smith were co-medalists at 145 (+5) in the 36-hole stroke play qualifier on Monday. [2] [6] Two-time defending champion Leo Diegel lost in the second round to Harold Sampson in 38 holes, ending his bid for a third straight title. [7] Runner-up Sarazen was the club pro at Fresh Meadow; he previously won the PGA Championship in 1922 and 1923 . [5] [8]
During the 36-hole Monday qualifier , Diegel shot 81 in the morning round and was in danger of not advancing to match play. He followed up with a 69 (−1) in the afternoon and his 150 (+10) put him only five strokes behind the medalists, in a tie for 8th place, easily within the top 32. [2] Starting in 1931 , the defending champion was exempt from qualifying.
The course where this PGA Championship was played in Queens no longer exists. Designed by A. W. Tillinghast , it opened in 1923 and also hosted the U.S. Open in 1932 , won by Sarazen. Under increasing development and tax pressure, the Fresh Meadow Country Club sold the property in 1946, which was developed as a residential neighborhood (the Fresh Meadows section of Queens). The club then purchased the property, clubhouse, and golf course of the defunct Lakeville Golf & Country Club in Lake Success , its current home. [9]
Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1930 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days: [3]
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Monday – 36-hole
stroke play
qualifier
- top 32 professionals advanced to match play
- Tuesday – first round – 36 holes
- Wednesday – second round – 36 holes
- Thursday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
- Friday – semifinals – 36 holes
- Saturday – final – 36 holes
Final results
Saturday, September 13, 1930
Place | Player | Money ( $ ) |
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1 | Tommy Armour | 1,000 |
2 | Gene Sarazen | 500 |
T3 | Joe Kirkwood | 250 |
Charles Lacey | ||
T5 | Al Espinosa | 200 |
Johnny Farrell | ||
Harold Sampson | ||
Horton Smith |
Final eight bracket
Quarter-finals
September 11 |
Semi-finals
September 12 |
Finals
September 13 |
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Tommy Armour | 2&1 | |||||||||||||
Johnny Farrell | ||||||||||||||
Tommy Armour | 1up | |||||||||||||
Charles Lacey | ||||||||||||||
Charles Lacey | 4&3 | |||||||||||||
Harold Sampson | ||||||||||||||
Tommy Armour | 1up | |||||||||||||
Gene Sarazen | ||||||||||||||
Gene Sarazen | 2&1 | |||||||||||||
Al Espinosa | ||||||||||||||
Gene Sarazen | 5&4 | |||||||||||||
Joe Kirkwood | ||||||||||||||
Joe Kirkwood | 1up | |||||||||||||
Horton Smith |
Final match scorecards
Morning
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Armour | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Sarazen | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Leader | – | – | S1 | S1 | S1 | S1 | S2 | S2 | S1 | S1 | S2 | S2 | S1 | S1 | – | – | A1 | A1 |
Afternoon
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Armour | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Sarazen | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Leader | – | – | A1 | A1 | – | – | – | – | – | S1 | – | S1 | S1 | – | – | – | – | A1 |
- Source: [4]
References
- 1 2 "Golf pros in annual tourney" . Youngstown Daily Vindicator . (Ohio). Associated Press. September 8, 1930. p. 8 . Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
- 1 2 3 "Farrell and Horton Smith tied for lead" . Pittsburgh Post Gazette . United News. September 9, 1930. p. 14 . Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
- 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1930 PGA Championship" . PGA of America. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012 . Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
- 1 2 "Armour rallies to beat Sarazen for professional golf title" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . September 14, 1930. p. 1, sec. 2.
- 1 2 Bell, Brian (September 14, 1930). "Tommy Armour beats Gene Sarazen for P.G.A. title" . Youngstown Daily Vindicator . (Ohio). Associated Press. p. C-1 . Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
- ↑ Pegler, Westbrook (September 9, 1930). "Ferrell, Smith lead pros with rounds of 145" . Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 21.
- ↑ "Diegel out of P.G.A. tourney" . Pittsburgh Post Gazette . United News. September 11, 1930. p. 14 . Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
- ↑ "Armour meets Gene Sarazen" . Youngstown Daily Vindicator . (Ohio). Associated Press. September 13, 1930. p. 7 . Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
- ↑ "About FMCC" . Fresh Meadow Country Club . Retrieved December 8, 2013 .
External links
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- PGA.com – 1930 PGA Championship
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