1930 PGA Championship

1930 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 8–13, 1930
LocationFlushing, New York
Course(s)Fresh Meadow Country Club
(original course)
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatMatch play - 5 rounds
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length6,500 yards (5,940 m)[1]
Field32 to match play
Cut158 (+18), playoff[3]
Prize fund$10,300[2]
Winner's share$1,000
Champion
ScotlandUnited States Tommy Armour
def. Gene Sarazen, 1 up
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Fresh Meadow CC  is located in New York
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Fresh Meadow CC  is located in New York City
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Location in New York City

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.[3][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.[3] 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]

  1. ^ a b "Golf pros in annual tourney". Youngstown Daily Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. September 8, 1930. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "Tournament Info for: 1930 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Farrell and Horton Smith tied for lead". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. United News. September 9, 1930. p. 14. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Armour rallies to beat Sarazen for professional golf title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. September 14, 1930. p. 1, sec. 2.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ Pegler, Westbrook (September 9, 1930). "Ferrell, Smith lead pros with rounds of 145". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  7. ^ "Diegel out of P.G.A. tourney". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. United News. September 11, 1930. p. 14. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  8. ^ "Armour meets Gene Sarazen". Youngstown Daily Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. September 13, 1930. p. 7. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  9. ^ "About FMCC". Fresh Meadow Country Club. Retrieved December 8, 2013.