1938 PGA Championship

Archive note

The 1938 edition was won by Paul Runyan. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
  • 1938 PGA Championship · Championship identity

    The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 21st playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text. The champion-only winner field is intentionally separate from the official match-play result: 8&7 over Sam Snead.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• PGA dated host record and researched venue identity
  • Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort

    The 1938 PGA record names Shawnee Country Club. The current Shawnee owner identifies its resort and PGA hosting history; the dated PGA record names Shawnee. No current combination routing is assigned. The database stores three combination routings. The physical 1938 tournament routing is not yet reconciled. Dated PGA host authority: https://www.pgachampionship.com/news-media/articles/pga-championship-winners-venues

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship result
  • Paul Runyan

    The official Guide gives the match-play result as 8 and 7. No stroke total or relative score is inferred.

    Verified 2026-09-10