{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 1923 PGA Championship | image = | caption = | dates = September 24–29, 1923 | course = [[Pelham Country Club]] | location = [[Pelham Manor, New York]] | org = [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]] | lang = | tour = [[PGA Tour]] | par = 74<ref name=pre/> | yardage = {{convert|6419|yd}}<ref name=pre/> | field = 64 players to match play | cut = | format = [[Match play]] - 6 rounds | purse = [[United States dollar|$]]3,600<ref name=pga/> | winners_share = | champion = {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Gene Sarazen]] | score = def. [[Walter Hagen]], 38 holes | previous = [[1922 PGA Championship|1922]] | next = [[1924 PGA Championship|1924]] }} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = <small>Pelham<br>Manor</small> |lat = 40.895 |long = -73.801 |caption = Location in the [[United States]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 240 }} {{Location map |USA New York |relief = 1 |label = <small>Pelham CC </small> |lat = 40.895 |long = -73.801 |caption = Location in [[New York (state)|New York]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 200 }} {{Location map |USA New York City |relief = 1 |label = <small>Pelham CC </small> |lat = 40.895 |long = -73.801 |caption = Location near [[New York City]] |position = left |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 170 }} The '''1923 PGA Championship''' was the sixth [[PGA Championship]], held September 24–29 in [[New York (state)|New York]] at [[Pelham Country Club]] in [[Pelham Manor, New York|Pelham Manor]], [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]]. The field of 64 qualified by sectional tournaments, and competed in six rounds of match play, all at 36 holes<ref name=pga/> in a [[single-elimination tournament]].<ref name=R64/><ref name=R32/><ref name=R16/><ref name=QF/><ref name=SF/>
In the final match on Saturday, [[1922 PGA Championship|defending champion]] [[Gene Sarazen]] met [[1921 PGA Championship|1921]] winner [[Walter Hagen]], who had skipped the event the previous year.<ref name=F/><ref name=wgahmt>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1923/09/29/page/13/article/wee-gene-and-hagen-meet-for-pro-title-today-check-if-gene-wins |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |title=Wee Gene and Hagen meet for pro title today |date=September 29, 1923 |page=13}}</ref> Sarazen won in 38 holes for his second consecutive PGA Championship and the third of his seven [[Men's major golf championships|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.<ref name=swahateh>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1923/09/30/page/1/article/sarazen-wins-against-hagen-at-38th-hole |work=Chicago Sunday Tribune |last=Fullerton |first=Hugh |title=Sarazen wins against Hagen at 38th hole |date=September 30, 1923 |page=1, sec. 1}}</ref> 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 {{convert|20|ft|0|spell=in}} from the cup but in a bunker, while Sarazen was in the rough and {{convert|50|ft|0|spell=in}} 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.<ref name=swahateh/> Hagen rebounded and won the next four PGA Championships {{nowrap|([[1924 PGA Championship|1924]]–[[1927 PGA Championship|1927]]).}}
==Bracket 1== {{16TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1 = Round 1<br>September 24 | RD2 = Round 2<br>September 25 | RD3 = Round 3<br>September 26 | RD4 = Quarter-finals<br>September 27 | team-width = 130 | score-width = 40
| RD1-team01 = '''[[Gene Sarazen]]''' | RD1-score01 = 8&7 | RD1-team02 = [[Lloyd Gullickson]] | RD1-score02 =
| RD1-team03 = '''[[D. K. White]]''' | RD1-score03 = 9&8 | RD1-team04 = [[Carl Rocco]] | RD1-score04 =
| RD1-team05 = '''[[Alec Campbell (golfer)|Alec Campbell]]''' | RD1-score05 = 4&3 | RD1-team06 = [[Nick DeMane]] | RD1-score06 =
| RD1-team07 = '''[[Willie Klein]]''' | RD1-score07 = 4&3 | RD1-team08 = [[Charles Rowe (golfer)|Charles Rowe]] | RD1-score08 =
| RD1-team09 = '''[[Jim Barnes (golfer)|Jim Barnes]]''' | RD1-score09 = 12&11 | RD1-team10 = [[George Dernbach]] | RD1-score10 =
| RD1-team11 = '''[[John Cowan (golfer)|John Cowan]]''' | RD1-score11 = 9&8 | RD1-team12 = [[Herbert Meyering]] | RD1-score12 =
| RD1-team13 = '''[[Cyril Walker (golfer)|Cyril Walker]]''' | RD1-score13 = 5&4 | RD1-team14 = [[Willie Maguire]] | RD1-score14 =
| RD1-team15 = '''[[Harry Cooper (golfer)|Harry Cooper]]''' | RD1-score15 = 7&6 | RD1-team16 = [[Alex Ellis, Jr.]] | RD1-score16 =
| RD2-team01 = '''[[Gene Sarazen]]''' | RD2-score01 = 11&10 | RD2-team02 = [[D. K. White]] | RD2-score02 =
| RD2-team03 = '''[[Alec Campbell (golfer)|Alec Campbell]]''' | RD2-score03 = 4&3 | RD2-team04 = [[Willie Klein]] | RD2-score04 =
| RD2-team05 = '''[[Jim Barnes (golfer)|Jim Barnes]]''' | RD2-score05 = 12&11 | RD2-team06 = [[John Cowan (golfer)|John Cowan]] | RD2-score06 =
| RD2-team07 = '''[[Cyril Walker (golfer)|Cyril Walker]]''' | RD2-score07 = 2&1 | RD2-team08 = [[Harry Cooper (golfer)|Harry Cooper]] | RD2-score08 =
| RD3-team01 = '''[[Gene Sarazen]]''' | RD3-score01 = 3&2 | RD3-team02 = [[Alec Campbell (golfer)|Alec Campbell]] | RD3-score02 =
| RD3-team03 = '''[[Jim Barnes (golfer)|Jim Barnes]]''' | RD3-score03 = 8&7 | RD3-team04 = [[Cyril Walker (golfer)|Cyril Walker]] | RD3-score04 =
| RD4-team01 = '''[[Gene Sarazen]]''' | RD4-score01 = 1 up | RD4-team02 = [[Jim Barnes (golfer)|Jim Barnes]] | RD4-score02 = }}
==Bracket 2== {{16TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1 = Round 1<br>September 24 | RD2 = Round 2<br>September 25 | RD3 = Round 3<br>September 26 | RD4 = Quarter-finals<br>September 27 | team-width = 130 | score-width = 40
| RD1-team01 = '''[[Walter Hagen]]''' | RD1-score01 = 4&3 | RD1-team02 = [[George Griffin (golfer)|George Griffin]] | RD1-score02 =
| RD1-team03 = '''[[Jack Elplick]]''' | RD1-score03 = 4&2 | RD1-team04 = [[Ralph Thomas (golfer)|Ralph Thomas]] | RD1-score04 =
| RD1-team05 = '''[[Johnny Golden]]''' | RD1-score05 = 5&4 | RD1-team06 = [[Wilbur Jack]] | RD1-score06 =
| RD1-team07 = '''[[Robert Barnett (golfer)|Robert Barnett]]''' | RD1-score07 = 5&4 | RD1-team08 = [[Pat Doyle (golfer)|Pat Doyle]] | RD1-score08 =
| RD1-team09 = '''[[Fred McLeod (golfer)|Fred McLeod]]''' | RD1-score09 = 7&6 | RD1-team10 = [[Wiffy Cox]] | RD1-score10 =
| RD1-team11 = '''[[James Meehan (golfer)|James Meehan]]''' | RD1-score11 = 7&6 | RD1-team12 = [[Austie Claeyssens]] | RD1-score12 =
| RD1-team13 = '''[[Clarence Hackney]]''' | RD1-score13 = 6&5 | RD1-team14 = [[Al Hackbarth]] | RD1-score14 =
| RD1-team15 = '''[[R. S. Miner]]''' | RD1-score15 = 4&2 | RD1-team16 = [[Jim Carberry]] | RD1-score16 =
| RD2-team01 = '''[[Walter Hagen]]''' | RD2-score01 = 10&9 | RD2-team02 = [[Jack Elplick]] | RD2-score02 =
| RD2-team03 = '''[[Johnny Golden]]''' | RD2-score03 = 1 up | RD2-team04 = [[Robert Barnett (golfer)|Robert Barnett]] | RD2-score04 =
| RD2-team05 = '''[[Fred McLeod (golfer)|Fred McLeod]]''' | RD2-score05 = 4&3 | RD2-team06 = [[James Meehan (golfer)|James Meehan]] | RD2-score06 =
| RD2-team07 = '''[[Clarence Hackney]]''' | RD2-score07 = 7&6 | RD2-team08 = [[R. S. Miner]] | RD2-score08 =
| RD3-team01 = '''[[Walter Hagen]]''' | RD3-score01 = 4&3 | RD3-team02 = [[Johnny Golden]] | RD3-score02 =
| RD3-team03 = '''[[Fred McLeod (golfer)|Fred McLeod]]''' | RD3-score03 = 1 up | RD3-team04 = [[Clarence Hackney]] | RD3-score04 =
| RD4-team01 = '''[[Walter Hagen]]''' | RD4-score01 = 5&4 | RD4-team02 = [[Fred McLeod (golfer)|Fred McLeod]] | RD4-score02 = }}
==Bracket 3== {{16TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1 = Round 1<br>September 24 | RD2 = Round 2<br>September 25 | RD3 = Round 3<br>September 26 | RD4 = Quarter-finals<br>September 27 | team-width = 130 | score-width = 40
| RD1-team01 = '''[[Bobby Cruickshank]]''' | RD1-score01 = 2&1 | RD1-team02 = [[Willie Leach]] | RD1-score02 =
| RD1-team03 = '''[[Herbert Obendorf]]''' | RD1-score03 = 5&4 | RD1-team04 = [[George Underwood (golfer)|George Underwood]] | RD1-score04 =
| RD1-team05 = '''[[Ray Derr]]''' | RD1-score05 = 2&1 | RD1-team06 = [[Charles Hoffner]] | RD1-score06 =
| RD1-team07 = '''[[Frank Coltart]]''' | RD1-score07 = 1 up | RD1-team08 = [[John Edmundson (golfer)|John Edmundson]] | RD1-score08 =
| RD1-team09 = '''[[Willie Macfarlane]]''' | RD1-score09 = 6&5 | RD1-team10 = [[George Stark]] | RD1-score10 =
| RD1-team11 = '''[[Wilfrid Reid]]''' | RD1-score11 = 4&2 | RD1-team12 = [[Louis Chiapetta]] | RD1-score12 =
| RD1-team13 = '''[[Jack Stait]]''' | RD1-score13 = 7&6 | RD1-team14 = [[Harry Ellis (1923 PGA Championship golfer)|Harry Ellis]] | RD1-score14 =
| RD1-team15 = '''[[Jack Forrester]]''' | RD1-score15 = 6&4 | RD1-team16 = [[Herbert Nicoll]] | RD1-score16 =
| RD2-team01 = '''[[Bobby Cruickshank]]''' | RD2-score01 = 7&5 | RD2-team02 = [[Herbert Obendorf]] | RD2-score02 =
| RD2-team03 = '''[[Ray Derr]]''' | RD2-score03 = 5&4 | RD2-team04 = [[Frank Coltart]] | RD2-score04 =
| RD2-team05 = '''[[Willie Macfarlane]]''' | RD2-score05 = 3&2 | RD2-team06 = [[Wilfrid Reid]] | RD2-score06 =
| RD2-team07 = '''[[Jack Stait]]''' | RD2-score07 = 1 up | RD2-team08 = [[Jack Forrester]] | RD2-score08 =
| RD3-team01 = '''[[Bobby Cruickshank]]''' | RD3-score01 = 1 up | RD3-team02 = [[Ray Derr]] | RD3-score02 =
| RD3-team03 = '''[[Willie Macfarlane]]''' | RD3-score03 = 5&4 | RD3-team04 = [[Jack Stait]] | RD3-score04 =
| RD4-team01 = '''[[Bobby Cruickshank]]''' | RD4-score01 = 39h | RD4-team02 = [[Willie Macfarlane]] | RD4-score02 = }}
==Bracket 4== {{16TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1 = Round 1<br>September 24 | RD2 = Round 2<br>September 25 | RD3 = Round 3<br>September 26 | RD4 = Quarter-finals<br>September 27 | team-width = 130 | score-width = 40
| RD1-team01 = '''[[George McLean (golfer)|George McLean]]''' | RD1-score01 = Def. | RD1-team02 = [[Dave Stevens (golfer)|Dave Stevens]] | RD1-score02 =
| RD1-team03 = '''[[Jimmie Donaldson]]''' | RD1-score03 = Def. | RD1-team04 = [[Eddie Loos]] | RD1-score04 =
| RD1-team05 = '''[[Willie Ogg]]''' | RD1-score05 = 2&1 | RD1-team06 = [[Fred Baroni]] | RD1-score06 =
| RD1-team07 = '''[[Carl Anderson (golfer)|Carl Anderson]]''' | RD1-score07 = 37h | RD1-team08 = [[Stuart Sanderson]] | RD1-score08 =
| RD1-team09 = '''[[Joe Kirkwood, Sr.]]''' | RD1-score09 = 6&4 | RD1-team10 = [[William Goebel (golfer)|William Goebel]] | RD1-score10 =
| RD1-team11 = '''[[James West (golfer)|James West]]''' | RD1-score11 = 5&3 | RD1-team12 = [[Alex Gerard]] | RD1-score12 =
| RD1-team13 = '''[[Johnny Farrell]]''' | RD1-score13 = 1 up | RD1-team14 = [[Dave McKay (golfer)|Dave McKay]] | RD1-score14 =
| RD1-team15 = '''[[Willie Hunter (golfer)|Willie Hunter]]''' | RD1-score15 = 2&1 | RD1-team16 = [[Al Watrous]] | RD1-score16 =
| RD2-team01 = '''[[George McLean (golfer)|George McLean]]''' | RD2-score01 = 6&4 | RD2-team02 = [[Jimmie Donaldson]] | RD2-score02 =
| RD2-team03 = '''[[Willie Ogg]]''' | RD2-score03 = 12&11 | RD2-team04 = [[Carl Anderson (golfer)|Carl Anderson]] | RD2-score04 =
| RD2-team05 = '''[[Joe Kirkwood, Sr.]]''' | RD2-score05 = 1 up | RD2-team06 = [[James West (golfer)|James West]] | RD2-score06 =
| RD2-team07 = '''[[Johnny Farrell]]''' | RD2-score07 = 4&3 | RD2-team08 = [[Willie Hunter (golfer)|Willie Hunter]] | RD2-score08 =
| RD3-team01 = '''[[George McLean (golfer)|George McLean]]''' | RD3-score01 = 38h | RD3-team02 = [[Willie Ogg]] | RD3-score02 =
| RD3-team03 = '''[[Joe Kirkwood, Sr.]]''' | RD3-score03 = 1 up | RD3-team04 = [[Johnny Farrell]] | RD3-score04 =
| RD4-team01 = '''[[George McLean (golfer)|George McLean]]''' | RD4-score01 = 5&4 | RD4-team02 = [[Joe Kirkwood, Sr.]] | RD4-score02 = }}
==Final four== {{4TeamBracket | RD1 = Semi-finals<br>Friday, September 28 | RD2 = Finals<br>Saturday, September 29
| score-width = 40px | team-width = 130px
| RD1-seed1 = | RD1-seed2 = | RD1-seed3 = | RD1-seed4 =
| RD1-team1 = '''[[Gene Sarazen]]''' | RD1-score1 = 7&5 | RD1-team2 = [[Bobby Cruickshank]] | RD1-score2 =
| RD1-team3 = '''[[Walter Hagen]]''' | RD1-score3 = 12&11 | RD1-team4 = [[George McLean (golfer)|George McLean]] | RD1-score4 =
| RD2-team1 = '''[[Gene Sarazen]]''' | RD2-score1 = 38h | RD2-team2 = [[Walter Hagen]] | RD2-score2 = }}
==Final match scorecards== ''Morning'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !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 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Sarazen||style="background: Pink;"|4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||5||3||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||3||4||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|6||5||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||3||5||style="background: Pink;"|3 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Hagen||5||4||5||3||4||4||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||3||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||style="background: Pink;"|4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|6||4||3||5||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5 |- |align=left| Leader ||S1||–||–||–||–||H1||H1||H1||H1||H1||–||–||H1||–||H1||H1||H1||– |}
''Afternoon'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !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 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Sarazen||5||4||style="background: Pink;"|4||3||style="background: Pink;"|3||4||4||4||4||3||4||4||style="background: Pink;"|4||5||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|6||4 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Hagen||5||4||5||3||4||4||style="background: PaleGreen;"|5||4||4||3||style="background: Pink;"|3||4||style="background: Pink;"|4||5||4||3||5||4 |- |align=left| Leader ||–||–||S1||S1||S2||S2||S3||S3||S3||S3||S2||S2||S2||S2||S2||S1||–||– |}
''Extra holes'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Hole!! 1 !! 2 |- |Par||5||4 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Sarazen||style="background: Pink;"|4||style="background: Pink;"|3 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Hagen||style="background: Pink;"|4||4 |- |align=left| Leader ||–||S1 |} *<small>Source:</small><ref name=swahateh/> :{|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background:Pink; width:10px;"| |Birdie |style="background:PaleGreen; width:10px;"| |Bogey |}
==References== <references> <ref name=pga>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=422&date=1923&tourn_name_id=2 |title=Tournament Info for: 1923 PGA Championship |work=PGA Media Guide |publisher=[[PGA of America]] |accessdate=April 7, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023165551/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=422&date=1923&tourn_name_id=2 |archivedate=October 23, 2006}}</ref> <ref name=pre>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CHUpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hWYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2961,6286942 |title=Leading American Pro Meet in Play for Title |newspaper=Lewiston Evening Journal |location=Maine |page=6 |date=September 24, 1923 |accessdate=April 7, 2011}}</ref> <ref name=R64>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p6FQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fyEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6067,3288245 |title=Favored Win in Pro Meet |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal]] |page=18 |date=September 25, 1923 |accessdate=April 7, 2011}}{{dead link|date=January 2021}}</ref> <ref name=R32>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DrQgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WGkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3740,5531417 |title=Kirkwood Feature Pelham Manor Golf |newspaper=Lewiston Daily Sun |location=Maine |page=7 |date=September 26, 1923 |accessdate=April 7, 2011}}</ref> <ref name=R16>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xW0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QooFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6594,5115761 |title=Sensational Golf in Pro. Tourney |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |page=14 |date=September 27, 1923 |accessdate=April 7, 2011}}</ref> <ref name=QF>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qwVhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DGQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3238,445745 |title=Sarazen Eliminates Jim Barnes By Marvelous Golf Exhibition |newspaper=Providence News |location=Rhode Island |date=September 28, 1923 |accessdate=April 7, 2011}}</ref> <ref name=SF>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EbQgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WGkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2111,5746008 |title=Sarazen And Hagen Are Golf Finalists |newspaper=Lewiston Daily Sun |location=Maine |page=8 |date=September 29, 1923 |accessdate=April 7, 2011}}</ref> <ref name=F>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9_AuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0zEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1481%2C2680136 |title=Sarazen Retains Golf Supremacy |work=Ludington Daily News |location=Michigan|agency=Associated Press |page=5 |date=September 30, 1923 |accessdate=April 7, 2011}}</ref> </references>
==External links== *[http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_PGAChamp.pdf PGA Media Guide 2012] *[http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=Majors&name=&year=1923&tournament=PGA+Championship&in=Search Results at golfobserver.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060342/http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=Majors&name=&year=1923&tournament=PGA+Championship&in=Search |date=2016-03-04 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050205014039/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1923.html PGA.com] – 1923 PGA Championship
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