1927 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesOctober 31 –
November 5, 1927
LocationDallas, Texas
Course(s)Cedar Crest Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatMatch play - 5 rounds
Statistics
Par71
Field63 players,[1]
32 to match play
Cut154 (+12), playoff
Prize fund$15,441[2]
Champion
United States Walter Hagen
def. Joe Turnesa, 1 up
Dallas  is located in the United States
Dallas 
Dallas 
Location in the United States
Dallas  is located in Texas
Dallas 
Dallas 
Location in Texas

The 1927 PGA Championship was the 10th PGA Championship, held from October 31 to November 5 in Texas at Cedar Crest Country Club in Dallas. Then a match play championship, Walter Hagen defeated Joe Turnesa 1 up in the finals to win his fourth consecutive PGA Championship,[3][4][5] his fifth and final overall, and the ninth of his eleven major titles.

The victory ran Hagen's match record at the PGA Championship in the 1920s to 30–1 (.968), falling only to Gene Sarazen in 38 holes in the 1923 finals. With his fourth consecutive title, his winning streak stood at twenty matches. Hagen, age 34, was also the medalist in the 36-hole qualifier on Monday at 141 (−1).[1]

The course, south of downtown Dallas, was designed by A. W. Tillinghast and opened in 1919. It hosted the Dallas Open less than two years earlier in January 1926, won by Macdonald Smith.[6][7] The country club closed in 1929 and the course was purchased by the City of Dallas in 1946 and it continues as a public facility.

At the time, this was the furthest west and south that a major championship had been held. The western limit had been Illinois for multiple majors, and the southernmost venues had been Indiana for the PGA Championship in 1924 and Maryland for the U.S. Open in 1921. Two years later in 1929, the PGA Championship was played in Los Angeles, California.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1927 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[2]

  • Monday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier
    • top 32 professionals advanced to match play
  • Tuesday – first round – 36 holes
  • Wednesday – second round – 36 holes
  • Thursday – quarterfinals – 36 holes
  • Friday – semifinals – 36 holes
  • Saturday – final – 36 holes

Final results

Saturday, November 5, 1927

PlacePlayer
1United States Walter Hagen
2United States Joe Turnesa
T3United States Al Espinosa
United States Johnny Golden
T5United States Tommy Armour
United States Mortie Dutra
United States Francis Gallett
United States Gene Sarazen

Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals
November 3 		Semi-finals
November 4 		Finals
November 5
         
Walter Hagen 4&3
Tommy Armour
Walter Hagen 1up
Al Espinosa
Al Espinosa 1up
Mortie Dutra
Walter Hagen 1up
Joe Turnesa
Joe Turnesa 3&2
Gene Sarazen
Joe Turnesa 7&6
Johnny Golden
Johnny Golden 4&2
Francis Gallett

References

  1. 1 2 "Hagen leads pro golfers with 141". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 1, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1927 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hagen, Turnesa fight today for golf pro title". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. November 5, 1927. p. 23.
  4. ↑ "Hagen defeats Turnesa, one up; keeps pro title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Associated Press. November 6, 1927. p. 8, sec. 2.
  5. ↑ "Hagen retains his pro crown". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 6, 1927. p. 1-sec 3. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Mac Smith snares Dallas Open title". New York Times. Associated Press. January 26, 1926. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Smith is winner of Dallas Open". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 25, 1926. p. 18.

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