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Johnny Revolta

United States · born , St. Louis, Missouri · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1935 PGA Championship
  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 2-1-0 · 2 points (66.7%)

Wins

  1. 1935 PGA Championship Twin Hills Golf & Country Club · won the final 5 & 4 against Tommy Armour

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 3 matches: 2 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-0-0.

  1. 1935 Ridgewood Country Club USA · USA won 9–3 · 2-0-0, 2 points
  2. 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club USA · USA won 8–4 · 0-1-0, 0 points

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Tommy Armour's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1935 PGA Championship Qualifying medalist Walter Hagen lost to Revolta in the first round of match play.
  2. 1935 PGA Championship Tommy Armour beat Ed Dudley on the 39th hole in the quarterfinals.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1935 PGA Championship

    Twin Hills Golf & Country Club, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · won the final 5 & 4 against Tommy Armour

    Qualifying medalist Walter Hagen lost to Revolta in the first round of match play.

    Tommy Armour beat Ed Dudley on the 39th hole in the quarterfinals.

    Chosen by rule: his most recent major win. Year page: 1935.

    Career line, 1935–1937

    PGA Championship
    1935 PGA Championship: won
    Ryder Cup
    1935 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-01937 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-1-0
    1935193619371938

    3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Johnny Revolta was born on April 5, 1911, in St. Louis, Missouri. Revolta won one major championship: the 1935 PGA Championship. Revolta played in 2 Ryder Cups for USA (1935, 1937), winning 2, losing 1 and halving 0 of 3 matches for 2 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1935 PGA Championship Twin Hills Golf & Country Club, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · won the final 5 & 4 against Tommy Armour

    Ryder Cup

    Revolta played 2 Ryder Cups for USA: 3 matches, 2 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (66.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1935 Ridgewood Country Club USA · USA won 9–3 · 2-0-0, 2 points
    2. 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club USA · USA won 8–4 · 0-1-0, 0 points

    Partners, with matches played together: Henry Picard (2).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 16 won, 10 lost, including 1 of 1 finals.

    1. 1933 Round of 32 beat Alex Gerlak 12 & 11
    2. 1933 Round of 16 lost to Paul Runyan 2 & 1
    3. 1934 Round of 32 beat Jim Foulis 7 & 6
    4. 1934 Round of 16 lost to Gene Kunes 2 & 1
    5. 1935 Round of 64 beat Walter Hagen 1 up
    6. 1935 Round of 32 beat Jimmy Hines 1 up
    7. 1935 Round of 16 beat Pat Circelli 4 & 2
    8. 1935 Quarterfinal beat Eddie Schultz 4 & 2
    9. 1935 Semifinal beat Al Zimmerman 4 & 2
    10. 1935 Final beat Tommy Armour 5 & 4
    11. 1936 Round of 64 beat Marshall Crischton 6 & 5
    12. 1936 Round of 32 lost to Harold McSpaden won on 19th hole
    13. 1937 Round of 64 beat Sal DiBuono 4 & 3
    14. 1937 Round of 32 lost to Harry Cooper 1 up
    15. 1938 Round of 64 beat Wiffy Cox 4 & 3
    16. 1938 Round of 32 lost to Jimmy Demaret 2 up
    17. 1939 Round of 64 beat Joe Turnesa 2 & 1
    18. 1939 Round of 32 beat Tony Manero 3 & 2
    19. 1939 Round of 16 lost to Byron Nelson 6 & 4
    20. 1940 Round of 64 lost to Arthur Clark 1 up
    21. 1945 Round of 32 beat Frank Kringle 10 & 9
    22. 1945 Round of 16 lost to Sam Byrd 2 & 1
    23. 1947 Round of 64 lost to Gene Sarazen 1 up
    24. 1954 Round of 64 beat Ellsworth Vines 3 & 2
    25. 1954 Round of 32 beat Toby Lyons 5 & 4
    26. 1954 Round of 16 lost to Walter Burkemo 5 & 4

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. where2golf
    2. Golf Compendium bio
    3. Golf Compendium PGA Tour career wins
    4. Golf Compendium winners list
    5. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    6. PGA of America winners & venues
    7. Golf Compendium 1935
    8. The Golf News Net history table (2026)
    9. Today's Golfer purse history
    10. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 96
    11. Golf Compendium tournament records
    12. Golf Compendium 1933
    13. Golf Compendium 1934
    14. Golf Compendium 1939
    15. Golf Compendium 1945
    16. Golf Compendium 1954
    17. GC: 1935 ryder cup
    18. Wikipedia: 1935 Ryder Cup
    19. GC: 1937 ryder cup
    20. Wikipedia: 1937 Ryder Cup