1929 PGA Championship

August 2023 1929 PGA Championship Hillcrest Country Club Los Angeles, California December 2–7, 1929 71https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PWZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6633%2C1368015 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Newland Russell J. Diegel captures pro golf title December 8, 1929 2-C PGA of America PGA Tour 32 to match play 149 (+7), playoff Match play - 5 rounds $5,000http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=446&date=1929&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165920/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=446&date=1929&tourn_name_id=2 dead October 23, 2006 PGA of America Tournament Info for: 1929 PGA Championship May 10, 2013 $1,000 USA 1912 Leo Diegel def. Johnny Farrell, 6 and 4 1928 1930 USA 1 Los Angeles 34.051 -118.407 Location in the United States 5 230 USA California 1 Los Angeles 34.051 -118.407 Location in California 5 160 USA Los Angeles Metropolitan Area 1 Hillcrest CC 34.051 -118.407 Location in Los Angeles top 5 160 The 1929 PGA Championship was the 12th PGA Championship, held December 2–7 at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles, California. Then a match play championship, defending champion Leo Diegel defeated Johnny Farrell 6 and 4 in the finals to win the second of his two major titles.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1929/12/08/page/29/article/diegel-beats-farrell-6-up-holds-pro-title Chicago Sunday Tribune Associated Press Diegel beats Farrell, 6 up; holds pro title December 8, 1929 1, sec. 2 Like the year before, Diegel defeated both Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen on his way to the title; this year he won 3 and 2 over both, Sarazen in the quarterfinalshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5otRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6WgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5529%2C5487125 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Associated Press P.G.A. tournament reaches semi-finals December 6, 1929 21 and Hagen in the semifinals.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=54tRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6WgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3517%2C5171639 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Associated Press Diegel and Farrell P.G.A. finalists December 7, 1929 21 Prior to his loss to Diegel in the semifinals, five-time champion Hagen was 35–2 (35 2) in match play at the PGA Championship in the 1920s, losing only to Sarazen in 38 holes in the 1923 finals, and Diegel 2 and 1 in the 1928 quarterfinals. Hagen's victory over Tony Manero in the 1929 quarterfinals was his last match win at the PGA Championship until 1940; he was winless in the 1930s with five first round losses. This was the first major championship played in the western United States; it was originally scheduled to be played in Santa Barbara.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AiMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MYwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6158%2C3843329 Montreal Gazette West to get P.G.A. golf November 22, 1928 17 The PGA Championship returned to the west a dozen years later in 1941 in Colorado. In the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, Hillcrest later hosted the Los Angeles Open on the PGA Tour in 1932 and 1942, the latter won by Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1942/01/14/page/25/article/hogan-wins-10-000-golf-playoff-72-to-73 Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Hogan wins $10,000 golf playoff, 72 to 73 January 14, 1942 25 Format The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1929 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days: Monday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier top 32 professionals advanced to match play Tuesday – first round – 36 holes Wednesday – second round – 36 holes Thursday – quarterfinals – 36 holes Friday – semifinals – 36 holes Saturday – final – 36 holes Final results Saturday, December 7, 1929 PlacePlayer1 USA 1912 Leo Diegel 2 USA 1912 Johnny Farrell T3 USA 1912 Walter Hagen USA 1912 Al WatrousT5 USA 1912 Al Espinosa USA 1912 Tony Manero USA 1912 Gene Sarazen USA 1912 Craig Wood Final eight bracket Quarter-finalsDecember 5 Semi-finalsDecember 6 FinalsDecember 7 35px 100px Leo Diegel 3&2 Gene Sarazen Walter Hagen 6&5 Tony Manero Johnny Farrell 37h Craig Wood Al Watrous 2up Al Espinosa Leo Diegel 3&2 Walter Hagen Johnny Farrell 6&5 Al Watrous Leo Diegel 6&4 Johnny Farrell Final match scorecards Morning Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18Par 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 5Diegel 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 3 4 6Farrell 4 3 5 5 7 4 3 4 3 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 3 5 Leader – – D1 D2 D3 D4 D3 D2 D1 D1 D2 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 – F1 Afternoon Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18Par 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 5Diegel 3 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 3 3 4 Diegel wins6 and 4Farrell 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 Leader – – – D1 – D1 D1 D1 D2 D3 D3 D4 D5 D6 Source: References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1929 PGA Championship 1929 34.051 -118.407 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in California Category:Golf in Los Angeles PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship