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1926 PGA Championship


FieldValue
name1926 PGA Championship
courseSalisbury Golf Club
locationEast Meadow, New York
datesSeptember 20–25, 1926
par72
yardage
orgPGA of America
tourPGA Tour
field65 players,
32 to match play
cut155 (+11), playoff
formatMatch play - 5 rounds
purse$11,100
winners_share
championUSA Walter Hagen
scoredef. Leo Diegel, 5 and 3
previous[1925](1925-pga-championship)
next[1927](1927-pga-championship)

32 to match play |}} |USA |USA New York 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, 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 (), 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

PlacePlayerMoney ($)--
1USA **Walter Hagen**1,000--
2USA Leo Diegel500--
T3USA Johnny Farrell250--
USA Johnny Golden
T5USA George Christ200--
IRL Pat Doyle
USA Abe Espinosa
USA Harry Hampton

Source:--

Final eight bracket

September 23 September 24 September 25

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

| RD1-team1= Walter Hagen | RD1-score1= 6&5 | RD1-team2= Pat Doyle | RD1-score2=

| RD1-team3= Johnny Farrell | RD1-score3= 3&1 | RD1-team4= Harry Hampton | RD1-score4=

| RD1-team5= Leo Diegel | RD1-score5= 3&2 | RD1-team6= Abe Espinosa | RD1-score6=

| RD1-team7= Johnny Golden | RD1-score7= 7&6 | RD1-team8= George Christ | RD1-score8=

| RD2-team1= Walter Hagen | RD2-score1= 6&5 | RD2-team2= Johnny Farrell | RD2-score2=

| RD2-team3= Leo Diegel | RD2-score3= 1up | RD2-team4= Johnny Golden | RD2-score4=

| RD3-team1= Walter Hagen | RD3-score1= 4&3 | RD3-team2= Leo Diegel | RD3-score2=

References

References

  1. Rice, Lester. (September 21, 1926). "Hagen with 140 tops pro golf qualifying rounds". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1926 PGA Championship". PGA of America.
  3. Vischer, Peter. (September 26, 1926). "Walter Hagen beats Diegel for pro title". Miami Daily News.
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