1933 PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen wins at Blue Mound Country Club
Gene Sarazen won the 1933 PGA Championship at Blue Mound Country Club in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, beating Willie Goggin 5 & 4 in the final.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1933 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 8, 1933 to August 13, 1933
- Course
- Blue Mound Country Club, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
- Edition
- 16th PGA Championship
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 70
- Field
- 32
- Match-play field
- 32 · 36 every round
- Stroke-play medalist
- Jimmy Hines and Mortie Dutra (tie) (138)
- Purse
- $7,200 · winner's share $1,000
- Champion
- Gene Sarazen · age 31 · United States · born Harrison, New York
- Champion's title
- 3rd PGA Championship
- Final
- 5 & 4 (36-hole final)
- Runner-up
- Willie Goggin
The draw as recorded: Round of 32 to final (complete).
The final, 1933 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Sarazen | def. | Willie Goggin | 5 & 4 |
Semifinals, 1933 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Goggin | def. | Jimmy Hines | 1 up |
| Gene Sarazen | def. | Johnny Farrell | 5 & 4 |
Quarterfinals, 1933 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Hines | def. | Tom Creavy | 4 & 3 |
| Willie Goggin | def. | Paul Runyan | 6 & 5 |
| Gene Sarazen | def. | Ed Dudley | 6 & 5 |
| Johnny Farrell | def. | Johnny Golden | 5 & 4 |
Round of 16, 1933 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Hines | def. | Henry Picard | 5 & 3 |
| Tom Creavy | def. | Frank Walsh | 2 & 1 |
| Willie Goggin | def. | Al Espinosa | 9 & 7 |
| Paul Runyan | def. | Johnny Revolta | 2 & 1 |
| Ed Dudley | def. | Clarence Clark | 3 & 1 |
| Gene Sarazen | def. | Harry Cooper | 4 & 3 |
| Johnny Golden | def. | Bobby Cruickshank | 2 & 1 |
| Johnny Farrell | def. | Olin Dutra | 1 up |
Round of 32, 1933 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Revolta | def. | Alex Gerlak | 12 & 11 |
| Gene Sarazen | def. | Vincent Eldred | 8 & 7 |
| Jimmy Hines | def. | Mortie Dutra | 3 & 2 |
| Henry Picard | def. | Willie Klein | 2 & 1 |
| Frank Walsh | def. | Jack Curley | 3 & 2 |
| Tom Creavy | def. | Dick Metz | 3 & 2 |
| Al Espinosa | def. | Charles Schneider | 3 & 2 |
| Willie Goggin | def. | Leo Diegel | 4 & 3 |
| Paul Runyan | def. | Al Houghton | 6 & 5 |
| Clarence Clark | def. | Horton Smith | 6 & 5 |
| Ed Dudley | def. | Ben Pautke | 2 & 1 |
| Harry Cooper | def. | Dave Hackney | 6 & 5 |
| John Golden | def. | Gunnar Johnson | 4 & 3 |
| Bobby Cruickshank | def. | Bunny Torpey | 3 & 2 |
| Johnny Farrell | def. | Vic Ghezzi | 1 up |
| Olin Dutra | def. | Reggie Myles | 4 & 3 |
What happened at the 1933 PGA Championship
Johnny Revolta beat Alex Gerlak 12 & 11 in the first round, the joint-record margin for a 36-hole PGA match.
Willie Goggin beat Al Espinosa 9 & 7 and Jimmy Hines 1 up to reach the final, where Sarazen beat him 5 & 4.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H and 2B, every recorded match).