Thomas Daniel Creavy was an American

United States

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 professional

Professional golfer

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 golf

Golf

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Creavy was born in Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York

Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York

Tuckahoe is a village in the town of Eastchester in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 6,486....

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He won the 1931 PGA Championship

PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...

 at Wannamoisett Country Club

Wannamoisett Country Club

The Wannamoisett Country Club is a private golf course locate in Rumford, Rhode Island. The course was designed by Donald Ross in 1914 and played host to the 1931 PGA Championship and hosts the prestigious Northeast Amateur every year. This par 69 course plays 6,688 yards long from the blue tees...

 in Rumford, Rhode Island

Rumford, Rhode Island

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 defeating Denny Shute

Denny Shute

Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute was an American golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.Shute was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His father was born in England. He attended Western Reserve University , and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was married on March 20, 1930 to Hettie Marie Potts...

 2 & 1 in match play. Creavy was the club professional at the Albany Country Club and Saratoga Spa. He played in 11 major championships

Men's major golf championships

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, including the inaugural Masters in 1934, but his competitive playing career was shortened by meningitis.

Creavy died of a heart attack in 1979 in Delray Beach, Florida

Delray Beach, Florida

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Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Runner-up
1931	PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	2 & 1	Denny Shute Denny Shute Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute was an American golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.Shute was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His father was born in England. He attended Western Reserve University , and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was married on March 20, 1930 to Hettie Marie Potts...

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T25	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	47	T32	T31	T40	T8	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T52	CUT
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	1	SF	QF	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded

NT = No tournament

DNP = Did not play

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

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• Chronological list of men's major golf champions
  Chronological list of men's major golf champions
  Through the 2011 season, 205 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four professional major championships. They are listed here in order of their first win. For a complete list of results in these tournaments see the major championships article...
  
  
• Golfers with most wins in men's major championships

External links

• Albany golfer an almost-forgotten winner of 1931 PGA Championship
• Creavy golfing family