# 1921 PGA Championship

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. The competition was five rounds of 36-hole matches in a single-elimination tournament.
Walter Hagen defeated Jim Barnes, 3 and 2, in the final, 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

| Round 1 September 27 | Round 1 September 27 | Round 1 September 27 | Round 2 September 28 | Round 2 September 28 | Round 2 September 28 | Quarter-finals September 29 | Quarter-finals September 29 | Quarter-finals September 29 |
| Walter Hagen | Walter Hagen | 6&4 | | | | | | |
| Jack Forrester | Jack Forrester | | | | | | | |
| Jack Forrester | Jack Forrester | | Walter Hagen | Walter Hagen | 6&5 | | | |
| | | | Tom Boyd | Tom Boyd | | | | |
| Tom Boyd | Tom Boyd | Def. | Tom Boyd | Tom Boyd | | | | |
| Eddie Towns | Eddie Towns | | | | | | | |
| Eddie Towns | Eddie Towns | | | | | Walter Hagen | Walter Hagen | 8&7 |
| | | | | | | Johnny Golden | Johnny Golden | |
| Johnny Golden | Johnny Golden | 5&3 | | | | | | | Johnny Golden | Johnny Golden |
| Robert Barnett | Robert Barnett | | | | | | | |
| Robert Barnett | Robert Barnett | | Johnny Golden | Johnny Golden | 1 up | | | |
| | | | Laurie Ayton, Snr | Laurie Ayton, Snr | | | | |
| Laurie Ayton, Snr | Laurie Ayton, Snr | 7&6 | Laurie Ayton, Snr | Laurie Ayton, Snr | | | | |
| T. J. Rajoppi | T. J. Rajoppi | | | | | | | |

## Bracket 2

| Round 1 September 27 | Round 1 September 27 | Round 1 September 27 | Round 2 September 28 | Round 2 September 28 | Round 2 September 28 | Quarter-finals September 29 | Quarter-finals September 29 | Quarter-finals September 29 |
| Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | 3&2 | | | | | | |
| Clarence Hackney | Clarence Hackney | | | | | | | |
| Clarence Hackney | Clarence Hackney | | Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | 8&7 | | | |
| | | | Bobby Cruickshank | Bobby Cruickshank | | | | |
| Bobby Cruickshank | Bobby Cruickshank | 4&3 | Bobby Cruickshank | Bobby Cruickshank | | | | |
| Charlie Thom | Charlie Thom | | | | | | | |
| Charlie Thom | Charlie Thom | | | | | Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | 11&9 |
| | | | | | | Fred McLeod | Fred McLeod | |
| Fred McLeod | Fred McLeod | 37th | | | | | | | Fred McLeod | Fred McLeod |
| Fred Canausa | Fred Canausa | | | | | | | |
| Fred Canausa | Fred Canausa | | Fred McLeod | Fred McLeod | 4&2 | | | |
| | | | Jack Gordon | Jack Gordon | | | | |
| Jack Gordon | Jack Gordon | 8&7 | Jack Gordon | Jack Gordon | | | | |
| William Leach | William Leach | | | | | | | |

## Bracket 3

| Round 1 September 27 | Round 1 September 27 | Round 1 September 27 | Round 2 September 28 | Round 2 September 28 | Round 2 September 28 | Quarter-finals September 29 | Quarter-finals September 29 | Quarter-finals September 29 |
| Cyril Walker | Cyril Walker | 37th | | | | | | |
| Emil Loeffler | Emil Loeffler | | | | | | | |
| Emil Loeffler | Emil Loeffler | | Cyril Walker | Cyril Walker | 4&2 | | | |
| | | | Charles Mothersole | Charles Mothersole | | | | |
| Charles Mothersole | Charles Mothersole | 40th | Charles Mothersole | Charles Mothersole | | | | |
| Johnny Farrell | Johnny Farrell | | | | | | | |
| Johnny Farrell | Johnny Farrell | | | | | Cyril Walker | Cyril Walker | 5&4 |
| | | | | | | Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen | |
| Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen | 4&3 | | | | | | | Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen |
| Harry Hampton | Harry Hampton | | | | | | | |
| Harry Hampton | Harry Hampton | | Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen | 8&7 | | | |
| | | | Jock Hutchison | Jock Hutchison | | | | |
| Jock Hutchison | Jock Hutchison | 39th | Jock Hutchison | Jock Hutchison | | | | |
| Pat O'Hara | Pat O'Hara | | | | | | | |

## Bracket 4

| Round 1 September 27 | Round 1 September 27 | Round 1 September 27 | Round 2 September 28 | Round 2 September 28 | Round 2 September 28 | Quarter-finals September 29 | Quarter-finals September 29 | Quarter-finals September 29 |
| Emmet French | Emmet French | 8&7 | | | | | | |
| Joe Sylvester | Joe Sylvester | | | | | | | |
| Joe Sylvester | Joe Sylvester | | Emmet French | Emmet French | 8&7 | | | |
| | | | Charles Clarke | Charles Clarke | | | | |
| Charles Clarke | Charles Clarke | 1 up | Charles Clarke | Charles Clarke | | | | |
| Peter O'Hara | Peter O'Hara | | | | | | | |
| Peter O'Hara | Peter O'Hara | | | | | Emmet French | Emmet French | 5&3 |
| | | | | | | George McLean | George McLean | |
| George McLean | George McLean | 2&1 | | | | | | | George McLean | George McLean |
| Tom Kerrigan | Tom Kerrigan | | | | | | | |
| Tom Kerrigan | Tom Kerrigan | | George McLean | George McLean | 8&7 | | | |
| | | | James West | James West | | | | |
| James West | James West | 37th | James West | James West | | | | |
| Jack Pirie | Jack Pirie | | | | | | | |

## Final four

| Semi-finals September 30 | Semi-finals September 30 | Semi-finals September 30 | Finals October 1 | Finals October 1 | Finals October 1 |
| Walter Hagen | Walter Hagen | 5&4 | | | |
| Cyril Walker | Cyril Walker | | | | |
| Cyril Walker | Cyril Walker | | Walter Hagen | Walter Hagen | 3&2 |
| | | | Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | |
| Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | 5&4 | Jim Barnes | Jim Barnes | |
| Emmet French | Emmet French | | | | |