1921 PGA Championship

August 2023 1921 PGA Championship Walter Hagen - 1921 PGA Champion.jpg 200 Champion Walter Hagenand Wanamaker Trophy September 27 – October 1 Inwood, New York Inwood Country Club PGA of America PGA Tour 32 players Match play - 5 rounds $2,580 $500 USA 1912 Walter Hagen def. Jim Barnes, 3 and 2 1920 1922 USA 1 Inwood  40.621 -73.756 Location in the United States 5 230 USA New York 1 Inwood 40.621 -73.756 Location in New York 5 180 USA New York City 1 Inwood CC 40.621 -73.756 Location near New York City 5 165 The 1921 PGA Championship was the fourth PGA Championship, held September 27 to October 1 on Long Island at Inwood Country Club in Inwood, New York. The match play field of 32 consisted of the defending champion and the top qualifiers from the 1921 U.S. Open. The competition was five rounds of 36-hole matches in a single-elimination tournament. Walter Hagen defeated Jim Barnes, 3 and 2, in the final, for the third of his eleven major titles. Barnes won the first two PGA titles in 1916 and 1919. Defending champion Jock Hutchison lost in the second round to Gene Sarazen, 8 and 7. Sarazen won consecutive titles in 1922 and 1923. After not entering in 1922 and losing the final in 1923, Hagen won four consecutive PGA Championships, starting in 1924. Bracket 1 Round 1September 27 Round 2September 28 Quarter-finalsSeptember 29 30px 130px Walter Hagen 6&4 Jack Forrester Tom Boyd Def. Eddie Towns Johnny Golden 5&3 Robert Barnett Laurie Ayton, Snr 7&6 T. J. Rajoppi Walter Hagen 6&5 Tom Boyd Johnny Golden 1 up Laurie Ayton, Snr Walter Hagen 8&7 Johnny Golden Bracket 2 Round 1September 27 Round 2September 28 Quarter-finalsSeptember 29 30px 130px Jim Barnes 3&2 Clarence Hackney Bobby Cruickshank 4&3 Charlie Thom Fred McLeod 37th Fred Canausa Jack Gordon 8&7 William Leach Jim Barnes 8&7 Bobby Cruickshank Fred McLeod 4&2 Jack Gordon Jim Barnes 11&9 Fred McLeod Bracket 3 Round 1September 27 Round 2September 28 Quarter-finalsSeptember 29 30px 130px Cyril Walker 37th Emil Loeffler Charles Mothersole 40th Johnny Farrell Gene Sarazen 4&3 Harry Hampton Jock Hutchison 39th Pat O'Hara Cyril Walker 4&2 Charles Mothersole Gene Sarazen 8&7 Jock Hutchison Cyril Walker 5&4 Gene Sarazen Bracket 4 Round 1September 27 Round 2September 28 Quarter-finalsSeptember 29 30px 130px Emmet French 8&7 Joe Sylvester Charles Clarke 1 up Peter O'Hara George McLean 2&1 Tom Kerrigan James West 37th Jack Pirie Emmet French 8&7 Charles Clarke George McLean 8&7 James West Emmet French 5&3 George McLean Final four Semi-finalsSeptember 30 FinalsOctober 1 35px 135px Walter Hagen 5&4 Cyril Walker Jim Barnes 5&4 Emmet French Walter Hagen 3&2 Jim Barnes References http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=420&date=1921&tourn_name_id=2 Tournament Info for: 1921 PGA Championship PGA Media Guide PGA of America March 26, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191153/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=420&date=1921&tourn_name_id=2 July 18, 2011 dead https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/12/17/98775484.pdf Want British Pro Tourney In May The New York Times New York, New York December 17, 1921 March 27, 2011 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/09/28/98746970.pdf Big Three In Golf Survive At Inwood The New York Times New York, New York September 28, 1921 March 26, 2011 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/09/29/98747548.pdf Sarazen Humbles Jock Hutchison The New York Times New York, New York September 29, 1921 March 26, 2011 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/09/30/98748219.pdf Sarazen Succumbs To Walker's Skill The New York Times New York, New York September 30, 1921 March 26, 2011 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/10/01/98748843.pdf Rain Interferes With P.G.A. Play The New York Times New York, New York October 1, 1921 March 26, 2011 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/10/02/107026337.pdf Hagen Wins Golf Honors of P.G.A. The New York Times New York, New York October 2, 1921 March 26, 2011 External links PGA Media Guide 2012 Results at golfobserver.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043629/http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=Majors&name=&year=1921&tournament=PGA+Championship&in=Search 2016-03-04 PGA.com – 1921 PGA Championship 1921 40.621 -73.756 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in New York (state) PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship