1926 PGA Championship

August 2023 1926 PGA Championship Salisbury Golf Club East Meadow, New York September 20–25, 1926 72 PGA of America PGA Tour 65 players,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EV5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ag8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4601%2C75864 Milwaukee Sentinel Universal Service Rice Lester Hagen with 140 tops pro golf qualifying rounds September 21, 1926 1232 to match play 155 (+11), playoff Match play - 5 rounds $11,100http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=425&date=1926&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165230/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=425&date=1926&tourn_name_id=2 dead October 23, 2006 PGA of America Tournament Info for: 1926 PGA Championship May 11, 2013 USA 1912 Walter Hagen def. Leo Diegel, 5 and 3 1925 1927 USA 1 Salisbury GC 40.735 -73.574 Location in the United States 5 230 USA New York 1 Salisbury GC 40.735 -73.574 Location in New York 5 180 The 1926 PGA Championship was the ninth PGA Championship, held September 20–25 at Salisbury Golf Club on Long Island in East Meadow, New York. Then a match play championship, Walter Hagen defeated Leo Diegel 5 and 3 in the finals to win his third consecutive PGA Championship,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O_QuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ktcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5093%2C966578 Miami Daily News Vischer Peter New York World News Service Walter Hagen beats Diegel for pro title September 26, 1926 15January 2021 his fourth overall, and the eighth of his eleven major titles. The victory ran Hagen's match record at the PGA Championship in the 1920s to 25–1 (25 1), falling only to Gene Sarazen in 38 holes in the 1923 finals. With his third consecutive title, his winning streak stood at fifteen matches. Hagen was also the medalist in the 36-hole qualifier on Monday at 140 (−4). Through 2013, he remains the only winner of three consecutive PGA Championships. Hagen won the following year in 1927 for his fourth consecutive title, but Diegel stopped the streak in 1928 and repeated in 1929. In both years, Diegel defeated both Hagen and Gene Sarazen, the only winners of the title from 1921 through 1927, in the quarterfinals and semifinals. Hagen had previously stopped Diegel in the 1925 quarterfinals in 40 holes. Devereux Emmet designed the course in 1914. The 90-hole Salisbury Golf Club ran into financial difficulty during the 1930s and its land was acquired by Nassau County. Originally "Nassau County Park at Salisbury" in 1944, it was renamed Eisenhower Park in 1969. The 1926 venue presently exists as the Red Course. Format The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1926 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, September 25, 1926 PlacePlayer1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 2 USA 1912 Leo Diegel T3 USA 1912 Johnny Farrell USA 1912 Johnny GoldenT5 USA 1912 George Christ IRL Pat Doyle USA 1912 Abe Espinosa USA 1912 Harry Hampton Final eight bracket Quarter-finalsSeptember 23 Semi-finalsSeptember 24 FinalsSeptember 25 35px 100px Walter Hagen 6&5 Pat Doyle Johnny Farrell 3&1 Harry Hampton Leo Diegel 3&2 Abe Espinosa Johnny Golden 7&6 George Christ Walter Hagen 6&5 Johnny Farrell Leo Diegel 1up Johnny Golden Walter Hagen 4&3 Leo Diegel References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1926 PGA Championship Nassau County: Eisenhower Park, Red Course 1926 40.735 -73.574 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in New York (state) Category:Eisenhower Park PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship