A look at some of the anniversaries this year at the PGA Championship:
One year after losing to Gene Sarazen in the championship match, Walter Hagen captured the second of his five PGA Championship titles with a 2-up victory over Jim Barnes in Indiana. He also defeated Barnes in the 1921 finals. Sarazen lost in the second round at French Links Springs to Larry Nobholtz, and thus PGA domination returned to Hagen. With the victory, he had two PGAs, two British Opens and two U.S. Opens. Hagen would go on to win the next three PGA Championships.
The AP Story: “Walter Hagen of New York added another title to his list today by defeating James Barnes of New York, 2 up, in the 36-hole finals for the national professional golf championship over the French Lick course. Hagen, who has won virtually every open title in the world and now is possessor for the second time in three years of the British open crown, had a narrow escape today at the hands of the tall Englishman.”