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In January 1945, Zaharias played in three PGA tournaments. She shot 76–76 to qualify for the Los Angeles Open. [22] She then shot 76–81 to make the two-day cut in the tournament itself, but missed the three-day cut after a 79, making her the first (and currently only) woman in history to make the cut in a regular PGA Tour event.
In 1934, Runyan defeated Craig Wood in extra holes in the title match of the PGA Championship, the first of his two PGA Championships. Of Runyan's 29 career PGA Tour wins, 16 of them came in 1933 and 1934, and his nine wins in 1933 make him one of only seven golfers to win nine or more times in one year on the PGA Tour.
Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1930s from the Social Security Administration This page was last edited on 5 February 2025, at 17:45 (UTC). Text is available ...
Thomas Dickson Armour (24 September 1896 [1] – 11 September 1968) was a Scottish-born golfer who played primarily in the United States. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot.He was the winner of three of golf's major championships: 1927 U.S. Open, 1930 PGA, and 1931 Open Championship.
U.S. Open, Interlachen Country Club, Minnesota (July 12, 1930) U.S. Amateur, Merion Golf Club, Pennsylvania (September 27, 1930 [22]) Jones made a bet on himself achieving this feat with British bookmakers early in 1930, before the first tournament of the Slam, at odds of 50–1, and collected over $60,000 when he did it. [23]
He was married on March 20, 1930 to Hettie Marie Potts, [2] and they had one child, a daughter, Nancy Paige. [1] Shute won the Open Championship at St Andrews in 1933 in a playoff [3] and the 1936 and 1937 PGA Championships, then conducted at match play. He was the last man to win consecutive PGA Championships before Tiger Woods did so in 1999 ...
The 1930 U.S. Open was played in oppressive heat, and the first round on Thursday saw Macdonald Smith and 1927 champion Tommy Armour share the lead, with Jones a stroke behind. [7] [8] Jones was one-under through eight holes in his second round when he hit one of his most famous shots: the "lily pad shot." Jones was attempting to reach the par ...
The 1935 PGA Championship was the 18th PGA Championship, held October 17–23 at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Then a match play championship, Johnny Revolta won his only major title, defeating Tommy Armour 5 and 4.