1925 PGA Championship

August 2023 1925 PGA Championship Olympia Fields, Illinois Olympia Fields Country ClubCourses 3 and 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=43suAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5588%2C3183930 Montreal Gazette Al Watrous led qualifying field September 22, 1925 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=64JRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6103%2C2769639 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Hagen beats Diegel on 40th hole September 25, 1925 11 January 2021 September 21–26, 1925 70https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4IJRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4268%2C1372796 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press P.G.A. tourney opens today; Watrous has 69 September 21, 1925 9 6448 yd6490 yd 0 PGA of America PGA Tour 67 players, January 2021 32 to match play 157 (+17) Match play - 5 rounds $6,330http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=424&date=1925&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023170057/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=424&date=1925&tourn_name_id=2 dead October 23, 2006 PGA of America Tournament Info for: 1925 PGA Championship May 12, 2013 USA 1912 Walter Hagen def. Bill Mehlhorn, 6 and 5 1924 1926 USA 1 Olympia Fields  41.521 -87.687 Location in the United States left 5 240 USA Illinois 1 Olympia Fields  41.521 -87.687 Location in Illinois left 5 160 The 1925 PGA Championship was the eighth PGA Championship, held September 21–26 at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. Then a match play championship, defending champion Walter Hagen defeated Bill Mehlhorn 6 and 5 in the finals on Courses 3 and 4 to win his second consecutive PGA Championship, his third overall, and the seventh of his eleven major titles. The victory ran Hagen's match record at the PGA Championship in the 1920s to 20–1 (20 1), falling only to Gene Sarazen in 38 holes in the 1923 finals. With his second consecutive title, his winning streak stood at ten matches. This was the second of four consecutive PGA Championships for Hagen; through 2013, no other player was won more than two consecutive titles. Hagen had close calls in this event; his first round match with low qualifier Al Watrous went to 39 holeshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=54JRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6528%2C1961123 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Hagen beats Watrous on 39th September 23, 1925 9 and the quarterfinal match with future two-time champion Leo Diegel went to 40 holes after Diegel built an early lead. Hagen defeated Diegel the following year in the finals, then Diegel beat Hagen on the way to his two titles in 1928 and 1929. The four 18-hole courses at Olympia Fields were reduced to two in the 1940s when the club sold half of its property. Course No. 4 became the North course, and the South course is a composite of holes form the other three.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1946/06/23/page/48/article/olympia-fields-acres-expected-to-be-homesites Chicago Daily Tribune Chase Al Olympia Fields acres expected to be homesites June 23, 1946 B, part 3 Format The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1925 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 26, 1925 PlacePlayer1 USA 1912 Walter Hagen 2 USA 1912 Bill Mehlhorn T3 USA 1912 Harry Cooper USA 1912 Mortie DutraT5 USA 1912 Tommy Armour USA 1912 Leo Diegel USA 1912 Johnny Farrell USA 1912 Tom Kerrigan Final eight bracket Quarter-finalsSeptember 24 Semi-finalsSeptember 25 FinalsSeptember 26 35px 100px Walter Hagen 40h Leo Diegel Harry Cooper 2&1 Johnny Farrell Bill Mehlhorn 7&6 Tom Kerrigan Mortie Dutra 2up Tommy Armour Walter Hagen 3&1 Harry Cooper Bill Mehlhorn 8&6 Mortie Dutra Walter Hagen 6&5 Bill Mehlhorn References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com https://web.archive.org/web/20050205014821/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1925.html 2005-02-05 – 1925 PGA Championship 1925 41.521 -87.687 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Illinois PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship Category:Sports competitions in Cook County, Illinois