1936 - Men (All)
The winners in the category "1936 - 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 Masters Tournament (3rd) (April 3-6; played as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament). Second-placed Harry Cooper (USA) finished 1 shot behind Smith (USA). Smith secured his second Masters title in only its third year. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (71st) (June 25-27). Second-placed James "Jimmy" Adams (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Padgham (Eng). [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (40th) (June 4-6). Second-placed Harry Cooper (USA) finished 2 shots behind Manero (USA). [Upper course, Baltusrol GC, Springfield, NJ].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (19th) (Nov 17-22). Densmore "Denny" Shute (USA) beat Jimmy Thomson (USA) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, NC].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (47th). Thomson (Scot) beat Jim Ferrier (USA) by 2 holes in the final. [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
Amateur
R&A
Played as the Boys Amateur Championship. Bruen (Ire) beat William "Billy" Innes (Scot) 11 and 9 in the 36-hole final match. [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (40th) (Sept 14-19). John Fischer (USA) beat Jack McLean (Scot) at the 37th hole in the final. [Garden City GC, Garden City, Long island, NY].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. Buell Patrick "Pat" Abbott (USA) beat Claude B. Rippy (USA) 4 and 3 in the final. [Blue course, Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, NY].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Juan Martinez (Arg) finished in second place behind defending champion Cruickshank (Scot). [Olivos GC, Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires].
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (June 19-21). Second-placed Ray Mangrum (USA) finished 3 shots behind 24-year-old Ralph Guldahl (USA), who shot a closing round 64 to clinch the win. [Davenport CC, Pleasant Valley, nr Davenport, Iowa].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (Sept 10-12). Second-placed Jimmy Thompson (Scot/USA) finished 8 shots behind 26-year-old Lawson Little (USA), who recorded his first win as a professional. [St Andrews GC, North York, Toronto, Ont. This course no longer exists].
America
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Jan 10-13). Second-placed Henry Picard (USA) and Jimmy Thomson (Scot/USA) finished 4 shots behind Hines (USA). [Los Angeles CC, Los Angeles, CA].
America
Hershey
Played as the Hershey Open (Sept 3-6). Second-placed Jimmy Thomson (USA) finished 1 shot behind resident home professional Henry Picard (USA), who equalled his own course record of 6-under par 67 in the final round. [West Course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
Played as the Inverness Four-Ball.
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open (May 21-23). Second-placed Craig Wood (USA) finished 2 shots behind Byron Nelson (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Quaker Ridge GC, Scarsdale, nr New York City, NY].
America
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Played as the Miami Biltmore Open (Dec 4-7). Second-placed and defending champion Horton Smith (USA) finished 2 shots behind Ralph Guldahl (USA). [The Biltmore, Coral Gables, Miami, FL].
America
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Played as the Miami Open (Jan 3-5). Second-placed Gene Sarazen (USA) finished 5 shots behind Willie Klein (USA). [Miami Springs G&CC, Miami, FL; at the time known as Miami Springs Golf Club].
America
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Played as the North & South Open (March 24-28). Henry Picard (USA) beat Ray Mangrum (USA) in an 18-hole Saturday playoff (Smith 72, Mangrum 77), to win this event for the second time in three years. [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
America
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Played as the inaugural Seattle Open (Jul 31-Aug 3; next played in 1945). 46-year-old Macdonald Smith (Scot/USA) beat Ralph Guldahl (USA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Smith 8-under 65, Guldahl 71), to record the last of his 25 PGA Tour wins. [Inglewood GC, Kenmore, nr Seattle, WA].
America
PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (June 7-9; last played in 1930). Second-placed Ralph Guldahl (USA) and Roland Mackenzie (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Ed Dudley (USA). [Shawnee CC & Inn, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania; at the time the Inn was known as the Buckwood Inn].
America
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Texas Open not played in 1936.
America
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Played as the Thomasville Open (Feb 14-16). Second-placed Vic Ghezzi (USA) finished 1 shot behind Johnny Revolta (USA). Trailing by one shot on the final tee, Revolta snatched victory with a birdie-4 to Ghezzi's bogey-6 on the 72nd hole. [Glen Arven CC, Thomasville, Georgia].
America
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Played as the Tournament of the Gardens (March 18-21). Second-placed Paul Runyan (USA) finished 7 shots behind defending champion Henry Picard (USA). [CC of Charleston, Charleston, SC].
Played as the Victoria Open.
Played as the West Virginia Closed Pro.
Europe
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Played as the Belgian Open (Aug 8-10). Second-placed Henry Cotton (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Boyer (Fra). Cotton, the leader by seven shots after three rounds, slumped to a final round 76 against Boyer's 68. [GC des Fagnes, Spa, Ardennes, Belgium].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 15-18). Rees (Wales) beat Ernest Whitcombe (Eng) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [Oxhey Park GC, Watford, Herts. 18-hole course at the time; now 9-holes].
Europe
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Played as the Czechoslovak Open (Aug 26-28). Second-placed G. Wilson (Eng; resident in Prague) finished 10 shots behind defending champion Mark Seymour (Eng). [Royal GC Mariánské Lázně, Marienbad, Karlovy Vary, Czech; at the time known as GC Mariánské Lázně].
Europe
Daily Mail
Played as the Daily Mail £2000 Tournament (for the first time since 1927). Second-placed Sam King (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Padgham (Eng). [Bramshot GC, Fleet, Hampshire. Course was requisitioned by the Air Ministry in 1940, and did not reopen after WW2].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop-Metropolitan £500 Tournament. Second-placed Arthur Lacey (Eng) and defending champion Ernest Whitcombe (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Cotton (Eng). [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop-Southport £1600 Tournament. Second-placed Dick Burton (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Padgham (Eng). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
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Played as the Dutch Open (July 4/5). Second-placed Francis "Frank" Francis (Eng, amateur) finished 4 shots behind Van Donck (Belg). [Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, nr Amsterdam].
Europe
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Played as the Swiss Open. Won by Francis Francis (Eng, amateur). [Lausanne GC, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France. Dallemagne (Fra) beat Henry Cotton (Eng) in a playoff. This was the first of three French Open wins for Dallemagne. [Saint Germain GC, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, nr Paris].
Europe
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Played as the German Open. Won by defending champion Boyer (Fra). [Berlin-Wannsee G&LC, nr Potsdam, Berlin].
Europe
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Played as the Irish Open. Second-placed William H. "Bill" Davies (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Whitcombe (Eng), the third of the three Whitcombe brothers to win the Irish Open. [Royal Dublin GC, Dollymount, Dublin].
Europe
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Played as the Italian Open. Won by Henry Cotton (Eng). [GC Sestrieres, Sestrieres, Italian Alps].
Europe
Penfold
Played as the Penfold Tournament (for the last time until 1946). Adams (Scot) beat Tom Collinge (Eng) in a playoff. [Belleisle GC, Ayr, Ayrshire].
Europe
Silvertown Co.
Played as the inaugural Silver King Tournament. Second-placed Henry Cotton (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Padgham (Eng). [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
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Not played due to the Spanish Civil War.
Europe
Yorkshire Eve. News
Played as the Yorkshire Evening News £750 Tournament (June 11-13). Dick Burton (Eng) beat A.G. Matthews (Eng) 3 and 2 in the final. Burton recovered from being four down after the first 18 holes in the 36-hole final. [Temple Newsam GC, Leeds, West Yorkshire].
Asia
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Played as the Philippine Open. Second-placed Sam Bates (USA) finished 5 shots behind Montes (Phil). [East course, Wack Wack G&CC, Manila, Philippines].
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 28-30; Japanese major ch'ship). Won by defending champion Miyamoto (Jpn). [Naruo GC, Inagawa, Hyogo, Jpn].
Japan
Japan E&W PGAs
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Sept 14-17; Japanese major ch'ship). Miyamoto (Jpn) beat Jiro Morioka (Jpn) 5 and 3 in the final, to claim the last of his four wins in this event. [Nagoya GC, Aichi, Jpn].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 24-26). Second-placed Harry Williams (Aus, amateur) finished 4 shots behind Sarazen (USA). [Metropolitan GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Clifford (Aus) beat R. Harris (Aus) 4 and 2 in the final. [Oakleigh GC, Melbourne, Victoria].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the New Zealand Open. Second-placed Alf Guy (NZ) and Tom Galloway (NZ) finished 5 shots behind Andrew "Andy" Shaw (Scot/NZ), who recorded the last of his seven wins in this event. He also recorded seven wins in the New Zealand PGA Championship. [New Plymouth GC, Ngamotu Links, New Plymouth, NZ].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the New Zealand PGA Championship (Oct 27-30). Charlie Clements (NZ) beat Andrew "Andy" Shaw (Scot/NZ) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [New Plymouth GC, Ngamotu Links, New Plymouth, NZ].
Africa
SA Golf Union
Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Brews (S Africa) beat John Robertson 9 & 7 in the 36-hole final. [Royal Cape GC, Cape Town, Western Cape, RSA].
Africa
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Played as the South African Open. Olander (S Africa, amateur) beat John Robertson in a 36-hole playoff (Olander 146, Robertson 151). Olander also won the South African Amateur Championship in 1936. [Royal Cape GC, Cape Town, Western Cape, RSA].
Awards
PGA of America
Smith (USA) was the PGA Tour 1936 leading money winner, with earnings of $7,682 on the Tour.
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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