| Paul Runyan | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Paul Scott Runyan | ||||
| Nickname | Little Poison | ||||
| Born | July 12, 1908 Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||
| Died | March 17, 2002 (aged 93) Palm Springs, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg; 9.3 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1925 | ||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 37 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour | 29 | ||||
| Other | 8 | ||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |||||
| Masters Tournament | 3rd/T3: 1934, 1942 | ||||
| PGA Championship | Won: 1934, 1938 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T5: 1941 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T18: 1961 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Paul Scott Runyan (July 12, 1908 – March 17, 2002) was an American professional golfer. Among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, he won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor.