Complex sentence: Then a match play championship, Denny Shute won his second consecutive PGA Championship in less than seven months, defeating Harold "Jug" McSpaden in 37 holes; the previous edition in 1936 was held in November at Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Split into simpler sentences: Then a match play championship, Denny Shute won his second consecutive PGA Championship in less than seven months, defeating Harold "Jug" McSpaden in 37 holes. The previous edition in 1936 was held in November at Pinehurst, North Carolina.