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1925 PGA Championship


FieldValue
name1925 PGA Championship
locationOlympia Fields, Illinois
courseOlympia Fields Country Club
Courses 3 and 4
datesSeptember 21–26, 1925
par70
yardage6448 yd
6490 yd
orgPGA of America
tourPGA Tour
field67 players,
cut157 (+17)
formatMatch play - 5 rounds
purse$6,330
winners_share
championUSA Walter Hagen
scoredef. Bill Mehlhorn, 6 and 5
previous[1924](1924-pga-championship)
next[1926](1926-pga-championship)

Courses 3 and 4 6490 yd

32 to match play |}} |USA Fields |USA Illinois Fields 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 (), 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 holes 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.

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

PlacePlayerMoney ($)--
1USA **Walter Hagen**1,000--
2USA Bill Mehlhorn500--
T3USA Harry Cooper250--
USA Mortie Dutra
T5USA Tommy Armour200--
USA Leo Diegel
USA Johnny Farrell
USA Tom Kerrigan

Source:--

Final eight bracket

September 24 September 25 September 26

| score-width= 35px | team-width= 100px

| RD1-team1= Walter Hagen | RD1-score1= 40h | RD1-team2= Leo Diegel | RD1-score2=

| RD1-team3= Harry Cooper | RD1-score3= 2&1 | RD1-team4= Johnny Farrell | RD1-score4=

| RD1-team5= Bill Mehlhorn | RD1-score5= 7&6 | RD1-team6= Tom Kerrigan | RD1-score6=

| RD1-team7= Mortie Dutra | RD1-score7= 2up | RD1-team8= Tommy Armour | RD1-score8=

| RD2-team1= Walter Hagen | RD2-score1= 3&1 | RD2-team2= Harry Cooper | RD2-score2=

| RD2-team3= Bill Mehlhorn | RD2-score3= 8&6 | RD2-team4= Mortie Dutra | RD2-score4=

| RD3-team1= Walter Hagen | RD3-score1= 6&5 | RD3-team2= Bill Mehlhorn | RD3-score2=

References

References

  1. (September 22, 1925). "Al Watrous led qualifying field". Montreal Gazette.
  2. (September 25, 1925). "Hagen beats Diegel on 40th hole". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  3. (September 21, 1925). "P.G.A. tourney opens today; Watrous has 69". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  4. "Tournament Info for: 1925 PGA Championship". PGA of America.
  5. (September 23, 1925). "Hagen beats Watrous on 39th". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  6. Chase, Al. (June 23, 1946). "Olympia Fields acres expected to be homesites". Chicago Daily Tribune.
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