In the 1938 PGA Championship,  which was held on July 1016 at Shawnee Country Club in Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania, the first place winner named Paul Runyan got $1,100, while the second-place winner Sam Snead got $600.
The 1938 PGA Championship was the 21st PGA Championship, held July 1016 at Shawnee Country Club in Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania. Paul Runyan 1 1,100 Sam Snead 2 600 
July 1016, 1938 Smithfield Township,
Pennsylvania, U.S. $1,100 Then a match play championship, Paul Runyan won his second PGA Championship, defeating the favored Sam Snead 8 & 7. Sam Snead 2 600 
