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1924 PGA Championship

Field	Value
name	1924 PGA Championship
dates	September 15–20, 1924
location	French Lick, Indiana
course	French Lick Springs Golf Club
org	PGA of America
tour	PGA Tour
par	72
yardage	6471 yd
field	32 to match play
cut	150 (+6)
purse	$6,830
champion	USA Walter Hagen
score	def. Jim Barnes, 2 up
previous	[1923](1923-pga-championship)
next	[1925](1925-pga-championship)

|USA |USA Indiana The 1924 PGA Championship was the seventh PGA Championship, held September 15–20 at the French Lick Springs Golf Club in French Lick, Indiana. Walter Hagen, the 1921 champion, defeated Jim Barnes in the finals, 2 up. It was the sixth of Hagen's eleven major titles.

The victory ran Hagen's match record at the PGA Championship in the 1920s to 15–1 (), falling only to Gene Sarazen in 38 holes in the 1923 finals. It was the first of Hagen's four consecutive PGA Championships; through 2013, no other player has won more than two consecutive titles. Barnes had won the first two titles in 1916 and 1919.

The field of 32 for match play was determined by the 36-hole stroke play qualifier on Monday, September 15.

Opened in 1917, the course was designed by Donald Ross.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1924 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

Bracket 1

September 16 September 17 September 18 | score-width = 35px | team-width = 130px

| RD1-team1 = Walter Hagen | RD1-score1 = 6&5 | RD1-team2 = Tom Harmon | RD1-score2 =

| RD1-team3 = Al Watrous | RD1-score3 = 3&1 | RD1-team4 = George Aulbach | RD1-score4 =

| RD1-team5 = Johnny Farrell | RD1-score5 = 2&1 | RD1-team6 = Neil Christian | RD1-score6 =

| RD1-team7 = Willie Macfarlane | RD1-score7 = 5&4 | RD1-team8 = Dow George | RD1-score8 =

| RD2-team1 = Walter Hagen | RD2-score1 = 4&3 | RD2-team2 = Al Watrous | RD2-score2 =

| RD2-team3 = Johnny Farrell | RD2-score3 = 3&1 | RD2-team4 = Willie Macfarlane | RD2-score4 =

| RD3-team1 = Walter Hagen | RD3-score1 = 3&2 | RD3-team2 = Johnny Farrell | RD3-score2 =

Bracket 2

September 16 September 17 September 18 | score-width = 35px | team-width = 130px

| RD1-team1 = Jim Barnes | RD1-score1 = 39 h | RD1-team2 = Mike Brady | RD1-score2 =

| RD1-team3 = Eddie Towns | RD1-score3 = 4&3 | RD1-team4 = Jock Hutchison | RD1-score4 =

| RD1-team5 = Emmet French | RD1-score5 = 6&4 | RD1-team6 = Jack Robertson | RD1-score6 =

| RD1-team7 = Mortie Dutra | RD1-score7 = 3&1 | RD1-team8 = Leo Diegel | RD1-score8 =

| RD2-team1 = Jim Barnes | RD2-score1 = 10&9 | RD2-team2 = Eddie Towns | RD2-score2 =

| RD2-team3 = Emmet French | RD2-score3 = 3&1 | RD2-team4 = Mortie Dutra | RD2-score4 =

| RD3-team1 = Jim Barnes | RD3-score1 = 6&4 | RD3-team2 = Emmet French | RD3-score2 =

Bracket 3

September 16 September 17 September 18 | score-width = 35px | team-width = 130px

| RD1-team1 = Larry Nabholtz | RD1-score1 = 2 up | RD1-team2 = Jack Forrester | RD1-score2 =

| RD1-team3 = Gene Sarazen | RD1-score3 = 5&4 | RD1-team4 = Fred McLeod | RD1-score4 =

| RD1-team5 = Henry Ciuci | RD1-score5 = 4&2 | RD1-team6 = Charles Hoffner | RD1-score6 =

| RD1-team7 = Dan Williams | RD1-score7 = 6&4 | RD1-team8 = Fred Baroni | RD1-score8 =

| RD2-team1 = Larry Nabholtz | RD2-score1 = 2&1 | RD2-team2 = Gene Sarazen | RD2-score2 =

| RD2-team3 = Henry Ciuci | RD2-score3 = 4&2 | RD2-team4 = Dan Williams | RD2-score4 =

| RD3-team1 = Larry Nabholtz | RD3-score1 = 5&4 | RD3-team2 = Henry Ciuci | RD3-score2 =

Bracket 4

September 16 September 17 September 18 | score-width = 35px | team-width = 130px

| RD1-team1 = Ray Derr | RD1-score1 = 2 up | RD1-team2 = Harry Hampton | RD1-score2 =

| RD1-team3 = Bobby Cruickshank | RD1-score3 = 7&5 | RD1-team4 = Willie Ogg | RD1-score4 =

| RD1-team5 = Al Espinosa | RD1-score5 = 4&3 | RD1-team6 = Arthur Ham | RD1-score6 =

| RD1-team7 = Francis Gallett | RD1-score7 = 4&3 | RD1-team8 = Bill Mehlhorn | RD1-score8 =

| RD2-team1 = Ray Derr | RD2-score1 = 37 h | RD2-team2 = Bobby Cruickshank | RD2-score2 =

| RD2-team3 = Al Espinosa | RD2-score3 = 4&3 | RD2-team4 = Francis Gallett | RD2-score4 =

| RD3-team1 = Ray Derr | RD3-score1 = 2&1 | RD3-team2 = Al Espinosa | RD3-score2 =

Final four

September 19 September 20 | score-width = 35px | team-width = 130px

| RD1-seed1 = | RD1-seed2 = | RD1-seed3 = | RD1-seed4 =

| RD1-team1 = Walter Hagen | RD1-score1 = 8&7 | RD1-team2 = Ray Derr | RD1-score2 =

| RD1-team3 = Jim Barnes | RD1-score3 = 1 up | RD1-team4 = Larry Nabholtz | RD1-score4 =

| RD2-team1 = Walter Hagen | RD2-score1 = 2 up | RD2-team2 = Jim Barnes | RD2-score2 =

References

(September 20, 1924). "Hagen-Barnes reach finals". Milwaukee Journal.
(September 18, 1924). "Gene Sarazen loses professional golf title". Milwaukee Journal.
"Tournament Info for: 1921 PGA Championship". [[PGA of America]].
(September 16, 1924). "Golf Pros In First Round Of Tourney". Rochester Evening Journal and Post Express.
(September 16, 1924). "Farrell Leads in Pro Golf Tourney". [[Bridgeport Telegram]].
(September 17, 1924). "Sixteen Left In Tourney For Pro Crown". Rochester Evening Journal and Post Express.
(September 18, 1924). "Bound To Be New Champ In Pro Golf With Sarazen Out". [[The Lewiston Daily Sun]].
(September 19, 1924). "Hagen Will Meet Derr And Barnes Larry Nabholtz". [[The Spartanburg Herald]].
(September 20, 1924). "Walter Hagen and Jim Barnes, Veterans of Golf, Meet Today for National Pro Championship". [[The Spokesman-Review]].
(September 21, 1924). "Walter Hagen Pro Champion". The Sunday Tribune.

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