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Year in Review

1933 in golf

Weeks

Nine championships in our record: four majors (three men’s, one women’s), four amateur championships and one team cup.

1933, 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 1933 in our record, in full

    The majors

    3 Men’s majors

    1. Men's major

      PGA Championship

      Blue Mound Country Club, Wauwatosa

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Gene Sarazen

      5 & 4 (36-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: Willie Goggin

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1902-02-27, Harrison, New York, USA; United States; age 31 at the win (year page); 6th 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

    2. Men's major

      The Open

      Old Course, St Andrews, St Andrews

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Denny Shute

      292Total
      ETo par
      playoff: 36-hole stroke play; beat Craig Wood; Shute 149 (75-74); Wood 154 (78-76)Margin
      PlayoffDecided

      Runner-up: Craig Wood

      The golfer

      b. 1904-10-25, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; United States; age 28 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)

      Denny Shute’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

      Olympia Fields Country Club (No. 4 course), Olympia Fields

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      June Beebe (an amateur)

      3 & 2Final

      Runner-up: Jane Weiller

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1913, Chicago, Illinois, United States; United States; age 20 at the win (year page); 2nd major (card's count)

      June Beebe (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

      Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Michael Scott

      4 & 3 (36-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: Dale Bourn

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1878-08-31; England; age 54 at the win (year page)

      Michael Scott’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

      Kenwood Country Club, Cincinnati

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      George Dunlap

      6 & 5Final

      Runner-up: Max Marston

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1908-12-23, Arlington, New Jersey, U.S.; United States; age 24 at the win (year page)

      George Dunlap’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

      Gleneagles, Auchterarder

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Enid Wilson

      5 & 4 (36-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: Diana Plumpton

      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

      Exmoor C.C., Highland Park

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Virginia Van Wie

      4 & 3Final

      Runner-up: Helen Hicks

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1909-02-09, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.; United States; age 24 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

    The team cups

    Our team-cup record so far: Ryder Cup.

    1 Team cups

    Year in Review

    1933 in golf: the year in review

    Nine championships in our record: four majors (three men’s, one women’s), four amateur championships and one team cup.

    To be written The synopsis of 1933: 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: Gene Sarazen, Blue Mound Country Club, Wauwatosa
    • The Open: Denny Shute, Old Course, St Andrews, St Andrews
    • U.S. Open: Johnny Goodman, North Shore C.C., Glenview

    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: June Beebe, Olympia Fields Country Club (No. 4 course), Olympia Fields

    To be written How each was won, and where the women’s game stood in 1933.

    The amateur championships

    • The Amateur: Michael Scott, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake
    • The Women's Amateur: Enid Wilson, Gleneagles, Auchterarder
    • U.S. Amateur: George Dunlap, Kenwood Country Club, Cincinnati
    • U.S. Women's Amateur: Virginia Van Wie, Exmoor C.C., Highland Park

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

    Team golf

    • Ryder Cup: GB, Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, Southport

    To be written The match: the captains, the score, the deciding points.

    Around the tours

    9 tour events are laid out week by week for 1933.

    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

    To be written Who defined 1933: 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 1933

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

    Questions about 1933 in golf

    Who won the 1933 PGA Championship?
    Gene Sarazen won the 1933 PGA Championship at Blue Mound Country Club, Wauwatosa.
    Who won the 1933 Ryder Cup?
    GB won the 1933 Ryder Cup at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, Southport.
    Who won the 1933 Amateur?
    Michael Scott won the 1933 Amateur at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake.
    Who won the 1933 Open?
    Denny Shute won the 1933 Open at Old Course, St Andrews, St Andrews.
    Who won the 1933 Women's Amateur?
    Enid Wilson won the 1933 Women's Amateur at Gleneagles, Auchterarder.
    Who won the 1933 U.S. Amateur?
    George Dunlap won the 1933 U.S. Amateur at Kenwood Country Club, Cincinnati.
    Who won the 1933 U.S. Open?
    Johnny Goodman won the 1933 U.S. Open at North Shore C.C., Glenview.
    Who won the 1933 U.S. Women's Amateur?
    Virginia Van Wie won the 1933 U.S. Women's Amateur at Exmoor C.C., Highland Park.
    Who won the 1933 Women's Western Open?
    June Beebe won the 1933 Women's Western Open at Olympia Fields Country Club (No. 4 course), Olympia Fields.
    How many majors were played in 1933?
    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.

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