Golf tournament
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]
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
Bracket 2
Bracket 3
Bracket 4
Final four
References
^ a b c "Tournament Info for: 1921 PGA Championship" . PGA Media Guide . PGA of America . Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2011 .
^ a b "Hagen Wins Golf Honors of P.G.A." (PDF) . The New York Times . New York, New York . October 2, 1921. Retrieved March 26, 2011 .
^ "Want British Pro Tourney In May" (PDF) . The New York Times . New York, New York . December 17, 1921. Retrieved March 27, 2011 .
^ "Big Three In Golf Survive At Inwood" (PDF) . The New York Times . New York, New York . September 28, 1921. Retrieved March 26, 2011 .
^ "Sarazen Humbles Jock Hutchison" (PDF) . The New York Times . New York, New York . September 29, 1921. Retrieved March 26, 2011 .
^ "Sarazen Succumbs To Walker's Skill" (PDF) . The New York Times . New York, New York . September 30, 1921. Retrieved March 26, 2011 .
^ "Rain Interferes With P.G.A. Play" (PDF) . The New York Times . New York, New York . October 1, 1921. Retrieved March 26, 2011 .
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