# 1924 PGA Championship

The 1924 PGA Championship was the seventh PGA Championship, held September 15–20 at the French Lick Springs Golf Club in French Lick, Indiana. Walter Hagen, the 1921 champion, defeated Jim Barnes in the finals, 2 up. It was the sixth of Hagen's eleven major titles.
The victory ran Hagen's match record at the PGA Championship in the 1920s to 15–1 (.938), falling only to Gene Sarazen in 38 holes in the 1923 finals. It was the first of Hagen's four consecutive PGA Championships; through 2013, no other player has won more than two consecutive titles. Barnes had won the first two titles in 1916 and 1919.
The field of 32 for match play was determined by the 36-hole stroke play qualifier on Monday, September 15. All matches were 36 holes, in a five-round single-elimination tournament. Two-time defending champion Sarazen lost in the second round to semifinalist Larry Nabholtz, 2 and 1.
Opened in 1917, the course was designed by Donald Ross.

## Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1924 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:
* 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

## Bracket 1

| Round 1 September 16 | Round 1 September 16 | Round 1 September 16 | Round 2 September 17 | Round 2 September 17 | Round 2 September 17 | Quarter-finals September 18 | Quarter-finals September 18 | Quarter-finals September 18 |
| Walter Hagen | Walter Hagen | 6&5 | | | | | | |
| Tom Harmon | Tom Harmon | | | | | | | |
| Tom Harmon | Tom Harmon | | Walter Hagen | Walter Hagen | 4&3 | | | |
| | | | Al Watrous | Al Watrous | | | | |
| Al Watrous | Al Watrous | 3&1 | Al Watrous | Al Watrous | | | | |
| George Aulbach | George Aulbach | | | | | | | |
| George Aulbach | George Aulbach | | | | | Walter Hagen | Walter Hagen | 3&2 |
| | | | | | | Johnny Farrell | Johnny Farrell | |
| Johnny Farrell | Johnny Farrell | 2&1 | | | | | | | Johnny Farrell | Johnny Farrell |
| Neil Christian | Neil Christian | | | | | | | |
| Neil Christian | Neil Christian | | Johnny Farrell | Johnny Farrell | 3&1 | | | |
| | | | Willie Macfarlane | Willie Macfarlane | | | | |
| Willie Macfarlane | Willie Macfarlane | 5&4 | Willie Macfarlane | Willie Macfarlane | | | | |
| Dow George | Dow George | | | | | | | |

## Bracket 2

| Round 1 September 16 | Round 1 September 16 | Round 1 September 16 | Round 2 September 17 | Round 2 September 17 | Round 2 September 17 | Quarter-finals September 18 | Quarter-finals September 18 | Quarter-finals September 18 |
| Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | 39 h | | | | | | |
| Mike Brady | Mike Brady | | | | | | | |
| Mike Brady | Mike Brady | | Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | 10&9 | | | |
| | | | Eddie Towns | Eddie Towns | | | | |
| Eddie Towns | Eddie Towns | 4&3 | Eddie Towns | Eddie Towns | | | | |
| Jock Hutchison | Jock Hutchison | | | | | | | |
| Jock Hutchison | Jock Hutchison | | | | | Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | 6&4 |
| | | | | | | Emmet French | Emmet French | |
| Emmet French | Emmet French | 6&4 | | | | | | | Emmet French | Emmet French |
| Jack Robertson | Jack Robertson | | | | | | | |
| Jack Robertson | Jack Robertson | | Emmet French | Emmet French | 3&1 | | | |
| | | | Mortie Dutra | Mortie Dutra | | | | |
| Mortie Dutra | Mortie Dutra | 3&1 | Mortie Dutra | Mortie Dutra | | | | |
| Leo Diegel | Leo Diegel | | | | | | | |

## Bracket 3

| Round 1 September 16 | Round 1 September 16 | Round 1 September 16 | Round 2 September 17 | Round 2 September 17 | Round 2 September 17 | Quarter-finals September 18 | Quarter-finals September 18 | Quarter-finals September 18 |
| Larry Nabholtz | Larry Nabholtz | 2 up | | | | | | |
| Jack Forrester | Jack Forrester | | | | | | | |
| Jack Forrester | Jack Forrester | | Larry Nabholtz | Larry Nabholtz | 2&1 | | | |
| | | | Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen | | | | |
| Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen | 5&4 | Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen | | | | |
| Fred McLeod | Fred McLeod | | | | | | | |
| Fred McLeod | Fred McLeod | | | | | Larry Nabholtz | Larry Nabholtz | 5&4 |
| | | | | | | Henry Ciuci | Henry Ciuci | |
| Henry Ciuci | Henry Ciuci | 4&2 | | | | | | | Henry Ciuci | Henry Ciuci |
| Charles Hoffner | Charles Hoffner | | | | | | | |
| Charles Hoffner | Charles Hoffner | | Henry Ciuci | Henry Ciuci | 4&2 | | | |
| | | | Dan Williams | Dan Williams | | | | |
| Dan Williams | Dan Williams | 6&4 | Dan Williams | Dan Williams | | | | |
| Fred Baroni | Fred Baroni | | | | | | | |

## Bracket 4

| Round 1 September 16 | Round 1 September 16 | Round 1 September 16 | Round 2 September 17 | Round 2 September 17 | Round 2 September 17 | Quarter-finals September 18 | Quarter-finals September 18 | Quarter-finals September 18 |
| Ray Derr | Ray Derr | 2 up | | | | | | |
| Harry Hampton | Harry Hampton | | | | | | | |
| Harry Hampton | Harry Hampton | | Ray Derr | Ray Derr | 37 h | | | |
| | | | Bobby Cruickshank | Bobby Cruickshank | | | | |
| Bobby Cruickshank | Bobby Cruickshank | 7&5 | Bobby Cruickshank | Bobby Cruickshank | | | | |
| Willie Ogg | Willie Ogg | | | | | | | |
| Willie Ogg | Willie Ogg | | | | | Ray Derr | Ray Derr | 2&1 |
| | | | | | | Al Espinosa | Al Espinosa | |
| Al Espinosa | Al Espinosa | 4&3 | | | | | | | Al Espinosa | Al Espinosa |
| Arthur Ham | Arthur Ham | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Ham | Arthur Ham | | Al Espinosa | Al Espinosa | 4&3 | | | |
| | | | Francis Gallett | Francis Gallett | | | | |
| Francis Gallett | Francis Gallett | 4&3 | Francis Gallett | Francis Gallett | | | | |
| Bill Mehlhorn | Bill Mehlhorn | | | | | | | |

## Final four

| Semi-finals September 19 | Semi-finals September 19 | Semi-finals September 19 | Finals September 20 | Finals September 20 | Finals September 20 |
| Walter Hagen | Walter Hagen | 8&7 | | | |
| Ray Derr | Ray Derr | | | | |
| Ray Derr | Ray Derr | | Walter Hagen | Walter Hagen | 2 up |
| | | | Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | |
| Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | 1 up | Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | |
| Larry Nabholtz | Larry Nabholtz | | | | |