Paul Runyan
| Paul Runyan | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Paul Scott Runyan |
| Nickname | Little Poison |
| Born |
July 12, 1908 Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Died | March 17, 2002 (aged 93) Palm Springs, California |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg; 9.3 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1925 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 37 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 29 |
| Other | 8 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) |
|
| Masters Tournament | 3rd/T3: 1934, 1942 |
| U.S. Open | T5: 1941 |
| The Open Championship | T18: 1961 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1934, 1938 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1990 (member page) |
| PGA Tour leading money winner |
1934 |
Paul Scott Runyan (July 12, 1908 – March 17, 2002) was an American professional golfer. Among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, he won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor.
Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Runyan started out as a caddy and then an apprentice at a golf course in his hometown, before turning pro at age 17. He was head professional at a Little Rock club by age 18. Runyan served as an assistant pro to Craig Wood at Forest Hills Golf Club in White Plains, New York, in 1931.
Three years later, Runyan defeated Wood in extra holes in the title match of the 1934 PGA Championship, the first of his two PGA Championships. Of Runyan's 29 career PGA Tour wins, 16 of them came in 1933 and 1934, and his nine wins in 1933 make him one of only seven golfers to win nine or more times in one year on the PGA Tour. In the first Masters Tournament in 1934, he was paired for the first 36 holes with tournament host Bobby Jones. Runyan won the tour money title in 1934, and was a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1933 and 1935.
Runyan was competitive for many years; he won the PGA Championship again in 1938 and led the U.S. Open after three rounds as late as 1951. In the finals of his 1938 PGA, Runyan defeated Sam Snead 8 and 7, the most lopsided title match ever in the event, conducted as match play through 1957. This was despite Snead's vastly greater length off the tee, as much as 75 yards (70 m) per hole.
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