1932 PGA Championship
The 1932 PGA Championship was the 15th PGA Championship, held August 30 to September 4 at Keller Golf Course in Maplewood, Minnesota, a suburb north of Saint Paul. Then a match play championship, Olin Dutra won the first of his two major titles, defeating Frank Walsh 4 & 3. Dutra was also the medalist in the 36-hole stroke play qualifier on
Defending champion Tom Creavy lost in the semifinals to Walsh in 38 holes. Two-time champion Gene Sarazen opted to participate in sectional qualifying, but did not advance; he returned the following year and won a third
Keller Golf Course, a municipal facility owned and operated by Ramsey County, hosted the PGA Championship again in 1954.Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1932 called for 12 rounds in six days:
- Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier
- *defending champion Tom Creavy and top 31 professionals advanced to match play
- Wednesday – first round – 36 holes
- Thursday – second round – 36 holes
- Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
- Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes
- Sunday – final – 36 holes
- Armour did not advance in the eight-way playoff for the final two spots in the match play field.
- Gene Sarazen opted to participate in sectional qualifying, but did not advance.
Source:Final results
Sunday, September 4, 1932
| Place | Player | Country | Money |
| 1 | Olin Dutra | | 1,000 |
| 2 | Frank Walsh | | 500 |
| T3 | Tom Creavy | | 250 |
| T3 | Ed Dudley | | 250 |
| T5 | Herman Barron | | 200 |
| T5 | Al Collins | | 200 |
| T5 | Bobby Cruickshank | | 200 |
| T5 | Ralph Stonehouse | | 200 |
Final eight bracket
Final match scorecards
Morning
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
 Dutra | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Walsh | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Leader | – | – | – | W1 | W1 | W2 | W2 | W1 | W1 | W1 | W2 | W1 | W1 | W1 | – | D1 | – | – |
Afternoon
