1935 PGA Championship
The 1935 PGA Championship was the 18th PGA Championship, held October 17–23 at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Then a match play championship, Johnny Revolta won his only major title, defeating Tommy Armour 5 & 4.
The match play field was increased in 1935 to 64 players, with the first two rounds at 18 holes each, played on the first day, Friday. Weather caused a one-day delay in the schedule and the finals were held on Wednesday.
Defending champion Paul Runyan lost 3 & 2 in the quarterfinals to Al Zimmerman of Portland, Oregon. Five-time champion Walter Hagen, age 42, was the medalist in qualifying with 139, but lost in the first round to Revolta, 1 up.Format
The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1935 called for 12 rounds in six days:
- Thursday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier '
- *defending champion Paul Runyan and top 63 professionals advanced to match play
- Friday – first two rounds, 18 holes each '
- Saturday – third round – 36 holes '
- Sunday – quarterfinals – 36 holes '
- Monday – semifinals – 36 holes '
- Tuesday – final – 36 holes '
Source:Final results
Wednesday, October 23, 1935
| Place | Player | Country | Money |
| 1 | Johnny Revolta | | 1,000 |
| 2 | Tommy Armour |
| 500 |
| T3 | Al Watrous | | 250 |
| T3 | Al Zimmerman | | 250 |
| T5 | Ed Dudley | | 200 |
| T5 | Paul Runyan | | 200 |
| T5 | Eddie Schultz | | 200 |
| T5 | Horton Smith | | 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 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
 Revolta | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
 Armour | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Leader | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R3 | R3 | R3 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R3 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
Afternoon
