# 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 and 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 (216 holes) in six days:
* Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier
** defending champion Olin Dutra and top 31 professionals advanced to match play
* Wednesday – first round – 36 holes
* Thursday – second round – 36 holes
* Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
* Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes
* Sunday – final – 36 holes

## Final results

Sunday, August 13, 1933
| Place | Player | Money ($) |
| 1 | Gene Sarazen | 1,000 |
| 2 | Willie Goggin | 500 |
| T3 | Johnny Farrell | 250 |
| T3 | Jimmy Hines | 250 |
| T5 | Tom Creavy | 200 |
| T5 | Ed Dudley | 200 |
| T5 | Johnny Golden | 200 |
| T5 | Paul Runyan | 200 |

## Final eight bracket

| Quarter-finals August 11 | Quarter-finals August 11 | Quarter-finals August 11 | Semi-finals August 12 | Semi-finals August 12 | Semi-finals August 12 | Finals August 13 | Finals August 13 | Finals August 13 |
| Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen | 6&5 | | | | | | |
| Ed Dudley | Ed Dudley | | | | | | | |
| Ed Dudley | Ed Dudley | | Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen | 5&4 | | | |
| | | | Johnny Farrell | Johnny Farrell | | | | |
| Johnny Farrell | Johnny Farrell | 5&4 | Johnny Farrell | Johnny Farrell | | | | |
| Johnny Golden | Johnny Golden | | | | | | | |
| Johnny Golden | Johnny Golden | | | | | Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen | 5&4 |
| | | | | | | Willie Goggin | Willie Goggin | |
| Willie Goggin | Willie Goggin | 6&5 | | | | | | | Willie Goggin | Willie Goggin |
| Paul Runyan | Paul Runyan | | | | | | | |
| Paul Runyan | Paul Runyan | | Willie Goggin | Willie Goggin | 1up | | | |
| | | | Jimmy Hines | Jimmy Hines | | | | |
| Jimmy Hines | Jimmy Hines | 4&3 | Jimmy Hines | Jimmy Hines | | | | |
| Tom Creavy | Tom Creavy | | | | | | | |

## 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 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sarazen | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Goggin | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Leader | – | S1 | S1 | S1 | S1 | – | – | S1 | S1 | – | – | – | S1 | – | S1 | S2 | S2 | S1 |
Afternoon
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Sarazen | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 |
| Goggin | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 |
| Leader | S2 | S2 | S3 | S3 | S4 | S4 | S3 | S3 | S4 | S4 | S4 | S4 | S5 | S5 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 | Sarazen wins 5 and 4 |
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