1931 – “One of the finest matches that was ever played” at Wannamoisett

Not many talk about Tom Creavy’s PGA Championship win, but at the time it was the PGA’s version of Francis Ouimet over Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. The second-youngest PGA champion at 20 years old, Creavy beat Sarazen in the semis, then won 2 and 1 in a back-and-forth final over another PGA champion, Denny Shute. How good was the match? The legendary Bobby Jones was serving as a referee (who knew?) and declared it a masterpiece: “It was one of the finest matches I think that was ever played.”