death_date children majorwins prowins birth_date usopen death_place extour wghofid spouse image name caption fullname pga birth_place pgawins height masters nickname open wghofyear weight yearpro article_title otherwins
6 october 1969 walter jr. -lrb- 1918 -- 82 -rrb- 11 75 21 december 1892 '' ` won '' ' : 1914 , 1919 traverse city , michigan pga tour walter-hagen edna margaret johnson -lrb- m. 1917 -- 21 -rrb- crosby straus -lrb- m. 1923 -- 37 -rrb- walter hagen 1914.png walter hagen walter hagen in 1914 walter charles hagen '' , 1925 , 1926 , 1927 ` won '' ' : 1921 , 1924 rochester , new york 45 -lrb- 8th all time -rrb- 5 10.5 t11 : 1936 sir walter , the haig '' ` won '' ' : 1914 , 1919 1974 185 lb kg st on 1912 walter hagen
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walter hagen

walter charles hagen -lrb- december 21 , 1892 -- october 6 , 1969 -rrb- was an american professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century .
his tally of 11 professional majors is third behind jack nicklaus -lrb- 18 -rrb- and tiger woods -lrb- 14 -rrb- .
he won the u.s. open twice , and in 1922 he became the first native-born american to win the british open , which he went on to win four times in total .
he also won the pga championship a record-tying five times -lrb- 1921 , 1924 -- 1927 -rrb- , and the western open five times when it had near-major championship status .
hagen totaled 45 pga wins in his career , and was a six-time ryder cup captain .
