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Year in Review

1932 in golf

Weeks

Eight championships in our record: four majors (three men’s, one women’s) and four amateur championships. Gene Sarazen won two of them: The Open and U.S. Open.

1932, printed the way a newspaper of the day would print it: a halftone.

The year, week by week

Each dot is a championship at the week it finished. Click a dot for its front page, or a week to see it on the world.

This week

    Every championship of 1932 in our record, in full

    The majors

    3 Men’s majors

    1. Men's major

      PGA Championship

      Keller Golf Course, Maplewood

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Olin Dutra

      4 & 3 (36-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: Frank Walsh

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1901-01-17, Monterey, California, USA; United States; age 31 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)

      Olin Dutra’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Men's major

      The Open

      Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Gene Sarazen

      283Total
      5 strokesMargin

      Runner-up: Macdonald Smith

      To par not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1902-02-27, Harrison, New York, USA; United States; age 30 at the win (year page); 4th major (card's count)

      Gene Sarazen’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    3. Men's major

      U.S. Open

      Fresh Meadow C.C., Flushing

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Gene Sarazen

      286Total
      +6To par
      3 strokesMargin

      Runner-up: Bobby Cruickshank, Phil Perkins

      The golfer

      b. 1902-02-27, Harrison, New York, USA; United States; 5th major (card's count)

      Gene Sarazen’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    1 Women’s majors

    1. Women's major

      Women's Western Open

      Ozaukee Country Club, Milwaukee

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Jane Weiller (an amateur)

      5 & 4Final

      Runner-up: June Beebe

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1912, Chicago, Illinois, United States; United States; age 20 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)

      Jane Weiller (an amateur)’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    The amateurs

    2 Men’s amateur

    1. Men's amateur championship

      The Amateur

      Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers), Gullane

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      John de Forest

      3 & 1 (36-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: Eric Fiddian

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1907-03-31, London, England; England; age 25 at the win (year page)

      John de Forest’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Men's amateur championship

      U.S. Amateur

      Baltimore Country Club (Five Farms, East Course), Timonium

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Ross Somerville

      2 & 1Final

      Runner-up: Johnny Goodman

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1903-05-04, London, Ontario, Canada; Canada; age 29 at the win (year page)

      Ross Somerville’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2 Women’s amateur

    1. Women's amateur championship

      The Women's Amateur

      Saunton Golf Club, Saunton

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Enid Wilson

      7 & 6 (36-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: Clem Montgomery

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer
      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Women's amateur championship

      U.S. Women's Amateur

      Salem C.C., Peabody

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Virginia Van Wie

      10 & 8Final

      Runner-up: Glenna Collett-Vare

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1909-02-09, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.; United States; age 23 at the win (year page)

      Virginia Van Wie’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    Year in Review

    1932 in golf: the year in review

    Eight championships in our record: four majors (three men’s, one women’s) and four amateur championships. Gene Sarazen won two of them: The Open and U.S. Open.

    To be written The synopsis of 1932: 150 to 250 words on the season’s story, its turning points and why it mattered, written from sourced research.

    The men’s majors

    • PGA Championship: Olin Dutra, Keller Golf Course, Maplewood
    • The Open: Gene Sarazen, Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich
    • U.S. Open: Gene Sarazen, Fresh Meadow C.C., Flushing

    To be written How each was won: the leader after 54 holes, the decisive shot, the runner-up, the weather.

    The women’s majors

    • Women's Western Open: Jane Weiller, Ozaukee Country Club, Milwaukee

    To be written How each was won, and where the women’s game stood in 1932.

    The amateur championships

    • The Amateur: John de Forest, Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers), Gullane
    • The Women's Amateur: Enid Wilson, Saunton Golf Club, Saunton
    • U.S. Amateur: Ross Somerville, Baltimore Country Club (Five Farms, East Course), Timonium
    • U.S. Women's Amateur: Virginia Van Wie, Salem C.C., Peabody

    To be written The amateur season: champions, finals, and who went on to turn professional.

    Around the tours

    8 tour events are laid out week by week for 1932.

    To be written Money lists, players of the year, rookies and the shape of each tour’s season, from the tours’ own records.

    Players of the year

    Gene Sarazen won two championships in our record (The Open and U.S. Open).

    To be written Who defined 1932: their wins, their near misses, and what the year meant for their career.

    Firsts, records and farewells

    To be written First-time major winners, scoring records, youngest and oldest champions, last appearances, events played for the first or last time.

    The game in 1932

    To be written Equipment, rules and course changes, prize money, television and the business of golf that year.

    Questions about 1932 in golf

    Who won the 1932 PGA Championship?
    Olin Dutra won the 1932 PGA Championship at Keller Golf Course, Maplewood.
    Who won the 1932 Amateur?
    John de Forest won the 1932 Amateur at Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers), Gullane.
    Who won the 1932 Open?
    Gene Sarazen won the 1932 Open at Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich.
    Who won the 1932 Women's Amateur?
    Enid Wilson won the 1932 Women's Amateur at Saunton Golf Club, Saunton.
    Who won the 1932 U.S. Amateur?
    Ross Somerville won the 1932 U.S. Amateur at Baltimore Country Club (Five Farms, East Course), Timonium.
    Who won the 1932 U.S. Open?
    Gene Sarazen won the 1932 U.S. Open at Fresh Meadow C.C., Flushing.
    Who won the 1932 U.S. Women's Amateur?
    Virginia Van Wie won the 1932 U.S. Women's Amateur at Salem C.C., Peabody.
    Who won the 1932 Women's Western Open?
    Jane Weiller won the 1932 Women's Western Open at Ozaukee Country Club, Milwaukee.
    Who won the most championships in 1932?
    In Golf Network News’s record, Gene Sarazen won two (The Open and U.S. Open).
    How many majors were played in 1932?
    Four in our record: three men’s and one women’s.

    Every count above is from Golf Network News’s record; the parts marked “To be written” are filled only from sourced research.

    How this page works

    Every championship here comes from Golf Network News's own record: the rooms for the majors, the women's majors, the amateur championships and the team cups. A part that says it is not yet researched is exactly that. We fill it from sourced material, never with a guess.

    The picture at the top is drawn in code for each year. It is printed the way golf was printed that year: wood engravings before 1900, newsprint halftones to 1945, hand-tinted plates to 1969, colour film to 1999, and digital light since. The names engraved in the numerals are that year's champions.

    Every view has its own address: the year, the tours, the event and a traced champion are kept in the link, so you can share exactly what you see.