1923 PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| D. K. White | |||||||||||||||
| D. K. White | 9&8 | ||||||||||||||
| Carl Rocco | |||||||||||||||
| Gene Sarazen | 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Alec Campbell | |||||||||||||||
| Alec Campbell | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Nick DeMane | |||||||||||||||
| Alec Campbell | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Klein | |||||||||||||||
| Willie Klein | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Charles Rowe | |||||||||||||||
| Gene Sarazen | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Barnes | |||||||||||||||
| Jim Barnes | 12&11 | ||||||||||||||
| George Dernbach | |||||||||||||||
| Jim Barnes | 12&11 | ||||||||||||||
| John Cowan | |||||||||||||||
| John Cowan | 9&8 | ||||||||||||||
| Herbert Meyering | |||||||||||||||
| Jim Barnes | 8&7 | ||||||||||||||
| Cyril Walker | |||||||||||||||
| Cyril Walker | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Maguire | |||||||||||||||
| Cyril Walker | 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Harry Cooper | |||||||||||||||
| Harry Cooper | 7&6 | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Ellis, Jr. | |||||||||||||||
Bracket 2[edit]
| Round 1 September 24 | Round 2 September 25 | Round 3 September 26 | Quarter-finals September 27 | ||||||||||||
| Walter Hagen | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| George Griffin | |||||||||||||||
| Walter Hagen | 10&9 | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Elplick | |||||||||||||||
| Jack Elplick | 4&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ralph Thomas | |||||||||||||||
| Walter Hagen | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Golden | |||||||||||||||
| Johnny Golden | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
| Wilbur Jack | |||||||||||||||
| Johnny Golden | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Barnett | |||||||||||||||
| Robert Barnett | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
| Pat Doyle | |||||||||||||||
| Walter Hagen | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
| Fred McLeod | |||||||||||||||
| Fred McLeod | 7&6 | ||||||||||||||
| Wiffy Cox | |||||||||||||||
| Fred McLeod | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| James Meehan | |||||||||||||||
| James Meehan | 7&6 | ||||||||||||||
| Austie Claeyssens | |||||||||||||||
| Fred McLeod | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Clarence Hackney | |||||||||||||||
| Clarence Hackney | 6&5 | ||||||||||||||
| Al Hackbarth | |||||||||||||||
| Clarence Hackney | 7&6 | ||||||||||||||
| R. S. Miner | |||||||||||||||
| R. S. Miner | 4&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Carberry | |||||||||||||||
Bracket 3[edit]
| Round 1 September 24 | Round 2 September 25 | Round 3 September 26 | Quarter-finals September 27 | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Cruickshank | 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Leach | |||||||||||||||
| Bobby Cruickshank | 7&5 | ||||||||||||||
| Herbert Obendorf | |||||||||||||||
| Herbert Obendorf | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
| George Underwood | |||||||||||||||
| Bobby Cruickshank | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Derr | |||||||||||||||
| Ray Derr | 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Charles Hoffner | |||||||||||||||
| Ray Derr | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Coltart | |||||||||||||||
| Frank Coltart | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| John Edmundson | |||||||||||||||
| Bobby Cruickshank | 39h | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Macfarlane | |||||||||||||||
| Willie Macfarlane | 6&5 | ||||||||||||||
| George Stark | |||||||||||||||
| Willie Macfarlane | 3&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Wilfrid Reid | |||||||||||||||
| Wilfrid Reid | 4&2 | ||||||||||||||
| Louis Chiapetta | |||||||||||||||
| Willie Macfarlane | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Stait | |||||||||||||||
| Jack Stait | 7&6 | ||||||||||||||
| Harry Ellis | |||||||||||||||
| Jack Stait | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Forrester | |||||||||||||||
| Jack Forrester | 6&4 | ||||||||||||||
| Herbert Nicoll | |||||||||||||||
Bracket 4[edit]
| Round 1 September 24 | Round 2 September 25 | Round 3 September 26 | Quarter-finals September 27 | ||||||||||||
| George McLean | Def. | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Stevens | |||||||||||||||
| George McLean | 6&4 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmie Donaldson | |||||||||||||||
| Jimmie Donaldson | Def. | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Loos | |||||||||||||||
| George McLean | 38h | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Ogg | |||||||||||||||
| Willie Ogg | 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Baroni | |||||||||||||||
| Willie Ogg | 12&11 | ||||||||||||||
| Carl Anderson | |||||||||||||||
| Carl Anderson | 37h | ||||||||||||||
| Stuart Sanderson | |||||||||||||||
| George McLean | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | 6&4 | ||||||||||||||
| William Goebel | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| James West | |||||||||||||||
| James West | 5&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Gerard | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Farrell | |||||||||||||||
| Johnny Farrell | 1 up | ||||||||||||||
| Dave McKay | |||||||||||||||
| Johnny Farrell | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Hunter | |||||||||||||||
| Willie Hunter | 2&1 | ||||||||||||||
| Al Watrous | |||||||||||||||
Final four[edit]
| 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[edit]
Morning
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Sarazen |
4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Hagen |
5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Leader | S1 | – | – | – | – | H1 | H1 | H1 | H1 | H1 | – | – | H1 | – | H1 | H1 | H1 | – |
Afternoon
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Sarazen |
5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Hagen |
5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Leader | – | – | S1 | S1 | S2 | S2 | S3 | S3 | S3 | S3 | S2 | S2 | S2 | S2 | S2 | S1 | – | – |
Extra holes
| Hole | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 |
| Sarazen |
4 | 3 |
| Hagen |
4 | 4 |
| Leader | – | S1 |
- Source:[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Leading American Pro Meet in Play for Title". Lewiston Evening Journal. (Maine). September 24, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Fullerton, Hugh (September 30, 1923). "Sarazen wins against Hagen at 38th hole". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, sec. 1.
External links[edit]
- PGA Media Guide 2012
- Results at golfobserver.com Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- PGA.com – 1923 PGA Championship