| Tom Creavy | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Thomas Daniel Creavy |
| Born | (1911-02-03)February 3, 1911 Tuckahoe, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1979(1979-03-03) (aged 68) Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | c. 1928 |
| Former tour | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Masters Tournament | T25: 1934 |
| PGA Championship | Won:1931 |
| U.S. Open | T8:1934 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Thomas Daniel Creavy (February 3, 1911 – March 3, 1979) was an Americanprofessional golfer, the winner of thePGA Championship in1931.
Creavy was born inTuckahoe, New York. He learned the game as acaddie atSiwanoy Country Club.
In the late 1920s, Creavy turned professional. He was the club professional at the Albany Country Club and Saratoga Spa. He won the PGA Championship at age 20 in1931 atWannamoisett Country Club inRumford, Rhode Island, defeatingGene Sarazen 5 & 3 in the semifinals[1] andDenny Shute 2 & 1 in the finals.[2][3][4] Creavy played in 11major championships, including the inauguralMasters in1934. He had an outstanding short game, but his competitive playing career was hampered by recurring back problems and shortened by spinalmeningitis in 1943.[5]
Creavy died of a heart attack in 1979 at age 68 inDelray Beach, Florida.
Source:[6]
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | PGA Championship | 2 & 1 |  Denny Shute |
Note: The PGA Championship wasmatch play until1958
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | T25 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | 47 | T32 | T31 | T40 | T8 | T52 | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship | 1 | SF | QF | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
Note: Creavy never played inThe Open Championship.
NYF = tournament not yet founded
DNQ = did not qualify for match play portion
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place