1934 - Men (All)
The winners in the category "1934 - Men (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
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The inaugural Masters Tournament (March 22-25; played as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament). Second-placed Craig Wood (USA) finished 1 shot behind Smith (USA). [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (69th) (June 27-29). Second-placed Sydney "Sid" Brews (RSA) finished 5 shots behind Cotton (Eng), despite Cotton's closing round of 79. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (38th) (June 7-9). Second-placed Gene Sarazen (USA) finished 1 shot behind Olin Dutra (USA). [East Course, Merion GC, Ardmore, nr Philadelphia, PA. Operated at this time by Merion Cricket Club].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (17th) (July 24-29). Runyan (USA) beat Craig Wood (USA) with a par to go 1-up at the 38th hole in the final. [Park CC, Amherst, Buffalo, NY].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (45th). W. Lawson Little (USA) beat James Wallace (Scot) by 14 & 13 in the final. [Prestwick GC, Ayrshire, Scotland].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (38th) (Sept 10-15). W. Lawson Little Jr (USA) beat David Goldman (USA) 8 and 7 in the 36-hole final. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
America
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Played as the Agua Caliente Open (Jan 31-Feb 3). Second-placed Willie Hunter (USA) finished 1 shot behind Wilfred "Wiffy" Cox (USA). [CS&DC de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico; at the time called Agua Caliente CC].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Enrique Bertolino (Arg) finished in second place behind Churio (Arg). [GC Argentino, Del Viso, Buenos Aires].
America
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Played as the inaugural Atlanta Open (March 9-11; not played again until 1945). Second-placed Johnny Golden (USA) finished 6 shots behind Laffoon (USA), who recorded the first of his four wins in 1934. [East Lake course, Atlanta Athletic Club, Atlanta, GA; now called East Lake GC].
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (June 15-18). "Light Horse" Harry Cooper (USA) beat Ky Laffoon (USA) in an 18-hole Monday afternoon playoff, after they tied the 18-hole Monday morning playoff. Playoff scores: Cooper 67, 66; Laffoon 67, 69. [CC of Peoria, Peoria Heights, Peoria, Illinois].
Played as the California Open.
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (Aug 2-4). Second-placed Ky Laffoon (USA) finished 2 shots behind three-time Canadian Open winner Tommy Armour (Scot/USA). [Lakeview GC, Mississauga, Ont].
America
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Played as the Chile Open (Abierto de Chile). Won for the third straight year by Mori (Chile), who recorded the sixth of his seven wins in this event.
America
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Played as the Eastern Open (Sept 21-23). Second-placed and defending champion Paul Runyan (USA) finished 8 shots behind Ky Laffoon (USA). [Sandy Burr CC, Wayland, Massachusetts].
America
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Jan 5-8). Second-placed Willie Hunter (Scot/USA) and Bill Mehlhorn (USA) finished 8 shots behind Macdonald "Mac" Smith (Scot/USA), who claimed this title for the fourth time in seven years. Second-place was only decided on the following day (Tuesday), after darkness prevented the contenders, Willie Hunter and George Von Elm, completing the last two holes of their final rounds. [Los Angeles CC, Los Angeles, CA].
Played as the Grand Slam Open.
America
Hershey
Played as the Hershey Open (Aug 31/Sep 1). Second-placed Joe Turnesa (USA) and defending champion Ed Dudley (USA) finished 5 shots behind Ky Laffoon (USA). [West Course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open (May 24-26). Second-placed Wilfred "Wiffy" Cox and Walter Hagen (USA) finished 1 shot behind Paul Runyan (USA), who calmly sunk a five-foot putt on the last hole to claim the win. [Echo Lake CC, Westfield, New Jersey].
America
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Played as the Miami Biltmore Open (Dec 10-13). Second-placed Mike Turnesa (USA) finished 2 shots behind Olin Dutra (USA). [The Biltmore, Coral Gables, Miami, FL]. Note: Dutra entered this event in the first division (for pros who did well in the year's major championships), while Turnesa represented the second division, for pros who seldom or never participated in the majors. Orville Wright (USA) was third overall and second among the first division entrants; Abe Espinosa (USA) was fifth overall, and second amongst the second division players.
America
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Played as the Miami Open (Jan 5-8). 29-year-old Ralph Stonehouse (USA) beat Willie Dow (USA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Stonehouse 71, Dow 75). Stonehouse and Dow split the first and second place prize money of $500 and $350. [Miami Springs G&CC, Miami, FL; at the time known as Miami Springs Golf Club].
America
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Played as the National Capital Open (Oct 4-7; 54-hole event; next played in 1947). Second-placed "Wild" Bill Mehlhorn (USA) finished 6 shots behind Cruickshank (Scot). [Kenwood G&CC, Bethesda, Maryland].
America
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Played as the North & South Open (March 28-30). Second-placed Horton Smith (USA), "Lighthorse" Harry Cooper (Eng/USA) and George Dunlap (USA, amateur) finished 3 shots behind 27-year-old Henry Picard (USA), who recorded his first significant win on the professional circuit. [No.2 Course (par-71), Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
America
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Arizona Open not played in 1934.
America
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Played as the Hawaiian Open. Second-placed Paul Runyan (USA) and Hawaiian native Guinea Kop (USA) finished in second place behind Sarazen (USA). [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii]. Note: After its well-publicised first two years in 1928/29, the Hawaiian Open settled down to become a local, relatively low money event from 1930 thru' 1964. It was typically played at Waialae CC, and occasionally attracted a few top professionals from the PGA Tour. Most famously during this period, Gene Sarazen won it in 1934. Local amateur Arthur Armstrong, from Palolo, Honolulu, was the most prolific winner of the title (1939, '40, '43, '45, '46).
America
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Played as the Texas Open (Feb 9-11). Second-placed Byron Nelson (USA) and Craig Wood (USA) finished 1 shot behind Wilfred "Wiffy" Cox (USA). [Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio, TX].
America
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Played as the Charleston Open (March 15-17). Second-placed Craig Wood (USA) finished 9 shots behind Paul Runyan (USA). [CC of Charleston, Charleston, SC].
Europe
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Played as the Belgian Open (Aug 13-15). Second-placed Percy Alliss (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Cotton (Eng), who won this event for the second time. Cotton was the club professional at Waterloo GC at the time. [Royal Waterloo GC, Ferme Blaret, Rhode-Saint-Genese, nr Brussels. This course closed following the Club's move to a new location].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 18-21). 23-year-old Busson (Eng) beat Charles Whitcombe (Eng) by 2 holes in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the inaugural Dunlop-Metropolitan £500 Tournament (aka The Champion of Champions). Second-placed Jack Busson (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Whitcombe (Eng). [New course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop-Southport Tournament. Second-placed Henry Cotton (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Padgham (Eng). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
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Played as the Dutch Open (August 10/11; first year as a 72-hole event). Second-placed Cecil Denny (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Brews (S Africa), the first non-European to win this title. [Utrechtse GC "De Pan," Bosch en Duin, nr Utrecht].
Played as the Swiss Open. Won by Boyer (Fra). [Lausanne GC, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France. Second-placed Aubrey Boomer (Eng) and Auguste Boyer (Fra) finished 2 shots behind Brews (S Africa). [Golf de Dieppe-Pourville, Dieppe, Normandy].
Played as the German Open. Won by Padgham (Eng). [Mittelrheinischer Golfclub, Bad Ems, nr Koblenz].
Europe
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Played as the Irish Open. Second-placed Joe Brown (Ire) finished 7 shots behind Easterbrook (Eng). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Played as the Italian Open. Won by N. Nutley (Eng; affiliated to Nice GC, France). [GC degli Ulivi Sanremo, Sanremo, Liguria].
Europe
Penfold
Played as the Penfold-Fairhaven Tournament. Whitcombe (Eng) beat Mark Seymour (Eng) after both players shot 142 in a 36-hole playoff. Another nine holes was needed, in which Whitcombe's 34 beat Seymour's 36. [Fairhaven GC, Lytham, Lancs].
Europe
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Played as the Spanish Open. Won by Mario Provencio (Esp). This was the first of Provencio's four Spanish Open titles. [Arriba course, Real (Royal) Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid].
Europe
Yorkshire Eve. News
Played as the Yorkshire Evening News £750 Tournament (June 7-9). Alf Padgham (Eng) beat Sid Brews (S Africa) at the 37th hole in the final. [Moortown GC, nr Leeds, W Yorks, England].
Asia
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Played as the Philippine Open. Won by Casiano Decena (Phil). [Manila GC, Caloocan City, Manila; this course no longer exists. Club now known as Manila G&CC, with its course at Makati, Manila].
Japan
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Japan Open not played owing to typhoon disaster.
Japan
Japan E&W PGAs
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Sept 27-30; Japanese major ch'ship). Tomekichi Miyamoto (Jpn) beat Koasaku Ishii (Jpn) 3 and 1 in the final. [Hirono GC, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (25th) (Oct 11-13). Second-placed Gene Sarazen (USA; the world's best player at that time) finished 3 shots behind William "Billy" Bolger (Aus). Bolger's total of 283 was hailed as a world record ... the lowest 72-hole aggregate ever recorded in a national Open Championship. [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Kelly (Aus) beat Bill Bolger (Aus) 2 and 1 in the final.
Aus/NZ
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Played as the New Zealand Open. Second-placed Norrie Bell (NZ) finished 5 shots behind Andrew "Andy" Shaw (Scot/NZ). [Wanganui GC, Belmont Links, Whanganui, NZ].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the New Zealand PGA Championship (Oct 9-12). Andrew "Andy" Shaw (Scot/NZ) beat Ted Douglas (Scot) 1 up in the 36-hole final, to record his fourth straight win in this event, and sixth win in seven years. Shaw came back from being 3 down with six to play. [Wanganui GC, Belmont Links, Whanganui, NZ].
Africa
SA Golf Union
Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Defending champion Brews (S Africa) beat Bertie Elkin (S Africa) 6 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Humewood GC, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, RSA].
Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Jock Verwey (S Africa, amateur, and that year's SA Amateur Champion) finished 7 shots behind defending champion Brews (S Africa). This was the sixth of eight South African Open wins for Sid Brews, and the tenth of 12 won by the Brews brothers, Jock and Sid. [Humewood GC, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, RSA].
Awards
PGA of America
Runyan (USA) won the inaugural PGA Tour leading money winner title, with 1934 season earnings of $6,767 on the Tour.
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