The 1933 PGA Championship was the 16th

PGA Championship The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major championships ...

, held August 8–13 at Blue Mound Country Club in

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, a suburb west of

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. Then a

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championship, Gene Sarazen won the third of his three PGA Championship titles, defeating

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5 & 4. It was the sixth of his seven major titles. Defending champion

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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

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near

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Format

The

format at the PGA Championship in 1933 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days: * Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier **defending champion

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

Past champions in the field

Final results

''Sunday, August 13, 1933''

Final eight bracket

Final match scorecards

''Morning'' ''Afternoon'' *Source:

References

External links

PGA Media Guide 2012
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