1921 PGA Championship

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1921 PGA Championship
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Champion Walter Hagen
and Wanamaker Trophy
Tournament information
DatesSeptember 27 – October 1
Location Inwood, New York
Course(s) Inwood Country Club
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Match play - 5 rounds
Statistics
Field32 players
Prize fund $2,580 [1]
Winner's share$500 [2]
Champion
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Walter Hagen
def. Jim Barnes, 3 and 2
  1920
1922  
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The 1921 PGA Championship was the fourth PGA Championship, held September 27 to October 1 on Long Island at Inwood Country Club in Inwood, New York. The match play field of 32 consisted of the defending champion and the top qualifiers from the 1921 U.S. Open. [1] [3] The competition was five rounds of 36-hole matches [1] in a single-elimination tournament. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Walter Hagen defeated Jim Barnes, 3 and 2, in the final, [2] for the third of his eleven major titles. Barnes won the first two PGA titles in 1916 and 1919. Defending champion Jock Hutchison lost in the second round to Gene Sarazen, 8 and 7. Sarazen won consecutive titles in 1922 and 1923. After not entering in 1922 and losing the final in 1923, Hagen won four consecutive PGA Championships, starting in 1924.

Bracket 1

Round 1
September 27
Round 2
September 28
Quarter-finals
September 29
         
Walter Hagen 6&4
Jack Forrester
Walter Hagen 6&5
Tom Boyd
Tom Boyd Def.
Eddie Towns
Walter Hagen 8&7
Johnny Golden
Johnny Golden 5&3
Robert Barnett
Johnny Golden 1 up
Laurie Ayton, Snr
Laurie Ayton, Snr 7&6
T. J. Rajoppi

Bracket 2

Round 1
September 27
Round 2
September 28
Quarter-finals
September 29
         
Jim Barnes 3&2
Clarence Hackney
Jim Barnes 8&7
Bobby Cruickshank
Bobby Cruickshank 4&3
Charlie Thom
Jim Barnes 11&9
Fred McLeod
Fred McLeod 37th
Fred Canausa
Fred McLeod 4&2
Jack Gordon
Jack Gordon 8&7
William Leach

Bracket 3

Round 1
September 27
Round 2
September 28
Quarter-finals
September 29
         
Cyril Walker 37th
Emil Loeffler
Cyril Walker 4&2
Charles Mothersole
Charles Mothersole 40th
Johnny Farrell
Cyril Walker 5&4
Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen 4&3
Harry Hampton
Gene Sarazen 8&7
Jock Hutchison
Jock Hutchison 39th
Pat O'Hara

Bracket 4

Round 1
September 27
Round 2
September 28
Quarter-finals
September 29
         
Emmet French 8&7
Joe Sylvester
Emmet French 8&7
Charles Clarke
Charles Clarke 1 up
Peter O'Hara
Emmet French 5&3
George McLean
George McLean 2&1
Tom Kerrigan
George McLean 8&7
James West
James West 37th
Jack Pirie

Final four

Semi-finals
September 30
Finals
October 1
      
Walter Hagen 5&4
Cyril Walker
Walter Hagen 3&2
Jim Barnes
Jim Barnes 5&4
Emmet French

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References

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