1923 PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | September 24–29, 1923 |
Location | Pelham Manor, New York |
Course(s) | Pelham Country Club |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Match play - 6 rounds |
Statistics | |
Par | 74[1] |
Length | 6,419 yards (5,870 m)[1] |
Field | 64 players to match play |
Prize fund | $3,600[2] |
Champion | |
Gene Sarazen | |
def. Walter Hagen, 38 holes | |
Manor
The 1923 PGA Championship was the sixth PGA Championship, held September 24–29 in New York at Pelham Country Club in Pelham Manor, Westchester County. The field of 64 qualified by sectional tournaments, and competed in six rounds of match play, all at 36 holes[2] in a single-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6][7]
In the final match on Saturday, defending champion Gene Sarazen met 1921 winner Walter Hagen, who had skipped the event the previous year.[8][9] Sarazen won in 38 holes for his second consecutive PGA Championship and the third of his seven major titles.
Even in strokes (77) and holes after the morning round, Sarazen was two up with three holes to play, but consecutive bogeys left them all square and the 36th hole was halved with par fours.[10] Both birdied the first extra hole with fours and the next was a driveable par four, a short downhill dogleg, and both went for the green. Hagen's tee shot was only twenty feet (6 m) from the cup but in a bunker, while Sarazen was in the rough and fifty feet (15 m) out. Hagen failed to exit the sand with his second shot, while Sarazen pitched to four feet (1.2 m) and sank it for a birdie to win.[10] Hagen rebounded and won the next four PGA Championships (1924–1927).
Bracket 1[]
Round 1 September 24 | Round 2 September 25 | Round 3 September 26 | Quarter-finals September 27 | ||||||||||||
Gene Sarazen | 8&7 | ||||||||||||||
Lloyd Gullickson | |||||||||||||||
Gene Sarazen | 11&10 | ||||||||||||||
9&8 | |||||||||||||||
Gene Sarazen | 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
Alec Campbell | |||||||||||||||
Alec Campbell | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
Alec Campbell | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
Willie Klein | |||||||||||||||
Willie Klein | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
Gene Sarazen | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
Jim Barnes | |||||||||||||||
Jim Barnes | 12&11 | ||||||||||||||
Jim Barnes | 12&11 | ||||||||||||||
9&8 | |||||||||||||||
Jim Barnes | 8&7 | ||||||||||||||
Cyril Walker | |||||||||||||||
Cyril Walker | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
Cyril Walker | 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
Harry Cooper | |||||||||||||||
Harry Cooper | 7&6 | ||||||||||||||
Bracket 2[]
Round 1 September 24 | Round 2 September 25 | Round 3 September 26 | Quarter-finals September 27 | ||||||||||||
Walter Hagen | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
Walter Hagen | 10&9 | ||||||||||||||
4&2 | |||||||||||||||
Walter Hagen | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
Johnny Golden | |||||||||||||||
Johnny Golden | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
Johnny Golden | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
5&4 | |||||||||||||||
Pat Doyle | |||||||||||||||
Walter Hagen | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
Fred McLeod | |||||||||||||||
Fred McLeod | 7&6 | ||||||||||||||
Wiffy Cox | |||||||||||||||
Fred McLeod | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
7&6 | |||||||||||||||
Fred McLeod | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
Clarence Hackney | |||||||||||||||
Clarence Hackney | 6&5 | ||||||||||||||
Clarence Hackney | 7&6 | ||||||||||||||
4&2 | |||||||||||||||
Bracket 3[]
Round 1 September 24 | Round 2 September 25 | Round 3 September 26 | Quarter-finals September 27 | ||||||||||||
Bobby Cruickshank | 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
Bobby Cruickshank | 7&5 | ||||||||||||||
5&4 | |||||||||||||||
Bobby Cruickshank | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
2&1 | |||||||||||||||
Charles Hoffner | |||||||||||||||
5&4 | |||||||||||||||
1 up | |||||||||||||||
Bobby Cruickshank | 39h | ||||||||||||||
Willie Macfarlane | |||||||||||||||
Willie Macfarlane | 6&5 | ||||||||||||||
George Stark | |||||||||||||||
Willie Macfarlane | 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
Wilfrid Reid | |||||||||||||||
Wilfrid Reid | 4&2 | ||||||||||||||
Willie Macfarlane | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
7&6 | |||||||||||||||
1 up | |||||||||||||||
Jack Forrester | |||||||||||||||
Jack Forrester | 6&4 | ||||||||||||||
Bracket 4[]
Round 1 September 24 | Round 2 September 25 | Round 3 September 26 | Quarter-finals September 27 | ||||||||||||
George McLean | Def. | ||||||||||||||
George McLean | 6&4 | ||||||||||||||
Def. | |||||||||||||||
Eddie Loos | |||||||||||||||
George McLean | 38h | ||||||||||||||
Willie Ogg | |||||||||||||||
Willie Ogg | 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
Willie Ogg | 12&11 | ||||||||||||||
37h | |||||||||||||||
George McLean | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | |||||||||||||||
Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | 6&4 | ||||||||||||||
Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
James West | |||||||||||||||
James West | 5&3 | ||||||||||||||
Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
Johnny Farrell | |||||||||||||||
Johnny Farrell | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
Johnny Farrell | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
Willie Hunter | |||||||||||||||
Willie Hunter | 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
Al Watrous |
Final four[]
Semi-finals Friday, September 28 | Finals Saturday, September 29 | ||||||||
Gene Sarazen | 7&5 | ||||||||
Bobby Cruickshank | |||||||||
Gene Sarazen | 38h | ||||||||
Walter Hagen | |||||||||
Walter Hagen | 12&11 | ||||||||
George McLean |
Final match scorecards[]
Morning
Afternoon
Extra holes
Hole | 1 | 2 |
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Par | 5 | 4 |
Sarazen | 4 | 3 |
Hagen | 4 | 4 |
Leader | – | S1 |
- Source:[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Leading American Pro Meet in Play for Title". Lewiston Evening Journal. (Maine). September 24, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tournament Info for: 1923 PGA Championship". PGA Media Guide. PGA of America. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Favored Win in Pro Meet". Milwaukee Journal. September 25, 1923. p. 18. Retrieved April 7, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Kirkwood Feature Pelham Manor Golf". Lewiston Daily Sun. (Maine). September 26, 1923. p. 7. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Sensational Golf in Pro. Tourney". Montreal Gazette. September 27, 1923. p. 14. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Sarazen Eliminates Jim Barnes By Marvelous Golf Exhibition". Providence News. (Rhode Island). September 28, 1923. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Sarazen And Hagen Are Golf Finalists". Lewiston Daily Sun. (Maine). September 29, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Sarazen Retains Golf Supremacy". Ludington Daily News. (Michigan). Associated Press. September 30, 1923. p. 5. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Wee Gene and Hagen meet for pro title today". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 29, 1923. p. 13.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Fullerton, Hugh (September 30, 1923). "Sarazen wins against Hagen at 38th hole". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, sec. 1.
External links[]
- PGA Media Guide 2012
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