Thomas Daniel Creavy (February 3, 1911 – March 3, 1979) was an American professional golfer, the winner of the PGA Championship in 1931.
Early life Creavy was born in Tuckahoe, New York. He learned the game as a caddie at Siwanoy Country Club.
Professional career 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 in 1931 at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, Rhode Island, defeating Gene Sarazen 5 & 3 in the semifinals and Denny Shute 2 & 1 in the finals. Creavy played in 11 major championships, including the inaugural Masters in 1934. He had an outstanding short game, but his competitive playing career was hampered by recurring back problems and shortened by spinal meningitis in 1943.
Death Creavy died of a heart attack in 1979 at age 68 in Delray Beach, Florida.
Professional wins (4) PGA Tour wins (4) 1931 (1) PGA Championship, Northeastern New York 1932 (1) Northeastern New York PGA 1934 (1) San Francisco National Match Play Open Source:
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up 1931 PGA Championship 2 & 1 Denny Shute Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
Results timeline Tournament19301931193219331934193519361937193819391940Masters TournamentNYFT25U.S. Open47T32T31T40T8T52CUTPGA Championship1SFQFDNQ DNQ DNQDNQ Note: Creavy never played in The 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
See also Chronological list of men's major golf champions List of men's major championships winning golfers
References
External links Albany golfer an almost-forgotten winner of 1931 PGA Championship Creavy golfing family