1928 PGA Championship

August 2023 1928 PGA Championship Baltimore Country ClubFive Farms (East) Course Lutherville, Maryland October 1–6, 1928 70https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V9U_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6099%2C167570 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Vosburgh F.G. Al Espinosa heads field in pro meet October 2, 1928 11 PGA of America PGA Tour 63 players,32 to match play 160 (+20) Match play - 5 rounds $10,400http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=445&date=1928&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023170546/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=445&date=1928&tourn_name_id=2 dead October 23, 2006 PGA of America Tournament Info for: 1928 PGA Championship May 11, 2013 USA 1912 Leo Diegel def. USA 1912 Al Espinosa, 6 and 5 1927 1929 USA 1 Baltimore CC 39.442 -76.663 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Maryland 1 Baltimore CC 39.442 -76.663 Location in Maryland top 5 180 The 1928 PGA Championship was the 11th PGA Championship, held October 1–6 at the Five Farms Course of the Baltimore Country Club in Lutherville, Maryland, north of Baltimore. Then a match play championship, Leo Diegel defeated Al Espinosa 6 and 5 in the finals to win the first of his two consecutive titles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W9U_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3446%2C1167837 Milwaukee Sentinel United Service Correspondence Rice Lester Diegel cinches pro golf title October 7, 1928 1-sec 3 Prior to the finals, Diegel defeated both Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen, the winners of the previous seven PGA Championships, in the two preceding matches. He prevailed 2 and 1 over nemesis Hagen in the quarterfinalshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WdU_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6478%2C532199 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Vosbrough F.G. Diegel beats Walter Hagen in pro event October 5, 1928 15 and 9 and 8 over Sarazen in the semifinals.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WtU_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3099%2C655780 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Vosburgh F.G. Espinosa and Diegel survive October 6, 1928 13 Diegel had lost to Hagen in the 1925 quarterfinals (40 holes) and the 1926 finals. Five-time champion Hagen had won 22 consecutive matches and four straight titles at the PGA Championship. Prior to his loss to Diegel in the quarterfinals, his match record in the 1920s was 32–1 (32 1), falling only to Sarazen in 38 holes in the 1923 finals. The Five Farms Course, now the East Course, was designed by A. W. Tillinghast and opened two years earlier in September 1926.http://www.bcc1898.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=290163&ssid=169487&vnf=1 Baltimore Country Club Legacy May 11, 2013 Diegel continued the tradition of repeat champions and successfully defended his title in 1929. Format The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1928 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, October 6, 1928 PlacePlayer1 USA 1912 Leo Diegel 2 USA 1912 Al Espinosa T3 USA 1912 Gene Sarazen USA 1912 Horton SmithT5 USA 1912 Perry Del Vecchio USA 1912 Ed Dudley USA 1912 Walter Hagen USA 1912 Jock Hutchison Final eight bracket Quarter-finalsOctober 4 Semi-finalsOctober 5 FinalsOctober 6 35px 100px Leo Diegel 2&1 Walter Hagen Gene Sarazen 7&6 Ed Dudley Al Espinosa 5&4 Jock Hutchison Horton Smith 2up Perry Del Vecchio Leo Diegel 9&8 Gene Sarazen Al Espinosa 6&5 Horton Smith Leo Diegel 6&5 Al Espinosa References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1928 PGA Championship Baltimore Country Club: East Course 1928 39.442 -76.663 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Maryland Category:Sports competitions in Baltimore PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship