David A. Mitchell, of Indianapolis, the medalist n 1931, came back to defeat Arthur Armstrong, of Honolulu, 5 and 3, in the final at the South Park Allegheny County Links, Pittsburgh. Armstrong was the first Hawaiian to reach the final of any USGA Championship. The medalist was Albert (Scotty) Campbell, of Seattle, who scored 144; and Los Angeles retained the team championship, making a new low of 603 to win over 33 other teams, a new entry record.

The format of the individual Championship was changed for the first time; 64, instead of 32 qualified for match play. The first four rounds were played in two days and the semi-final round was extended to 36 holes, the same as the final. Scores up to 160 earned places in match play under the new system. Ferrera, the defender, was eliminated in the third round.