1921 - Men (All)
The winners in the category "1921 - Men (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (56th) (June 23-25). Hutchison (USA) beat Roger Wethered (Eng) in a 36-hole playoff: Hutchison 150, Wethered 159. Hutchison, a native Scot, had taken US citizenship in 1920. [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (25th) (July 21/22). Second-placed Walter Hagen (USA) and Fred McLeod (Scot/USA) finished 9 shots behind Barnes (Eng). [Columbia CC, Chevy Chase, Maryland].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (4th) (Sept 26-Oct 1). Hagen (USA) beat Jim Barnes (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final, to claim the first of his five US PGA Championship wins. [Inwood CC, Inwood, Long Island, NY].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (32nd). William "Willie" Hunter (Scot) beat Allan Graham (Eng) 12 and 11 in the final. The renowned English golf writer Bernard Darwin was beaten 3 and 2 by Hunter in one of the semi-finals. [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (25th) (Sept 17-24). Jesse Guilford (USA) beat Robert Gardner (USA) 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final. [St Louis CC, Clayton, Missouri].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Defending champion Jose Jurado (Arg) finished in second place behind Perez (Arg). [GC Argentino, Del Viso, Buenos Aires].
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (Aug 24-26). Second-placed Jock Hutchison (Scot/USA) finished 5 shots behind Walter Hagen (USA), who won this event for the second time. [Oakwood Club, Cleveland Heights, nr Cleveland, Ohio].
America
x
Played as the Canadian Open (Aug 1/2). Second-placed Mike Brady (USA) finished 3 shots behind William Trovinger (USA), the first US-born golfer to win the Canadian Open. [Toronto GC, Mississauga, Ont.].
America
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Played as the Deland Open. Second-placed Pat O'Hara (USA) finished 6 shots behind Barnes (USA). [College Arms GC, DeLand, FL; converted to real estate in 1955].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open (July 26-28). Second-placed Patrick "Pat" O'Hara (Ire; also know as Paddy O'Hare) finished 4 shots behind Bob MacDonald (Scot/USA). [Siwanoy CC, Bronxville, nr NYC, NY].
America
x
Played as the North & South Open (April 1/2). Second-placed George Fotheringham (Scot/USA) and defending champion Fred McLeod (Scot/USA) finished 4 shots behind Jock Hutchison (Scot). [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina; opening 36-holes on No.3 Course].
America
PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (July 14/15). Second-placed Joe Kirkwood Sr (Aus), Abe Mitchell (Eng) and Peter O'Hara (Ire/USA) finished 3 shots behind 33-year-old Willie Ogg (Scot/USA), who recorded the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [Shawnee CC & Inn, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania; at the time the Inn was known as the Buckwood Inn].
Europe
x
Played as the Belgian Open. Won by Lafitte (Fra). [Royal GC of Belgium (Ravenstein), Tervuren, nr Brussels].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 4-7). Seymour (Eng) beat J.W. "Jack" Gaudin (Jersey) at the 40th hole in the final. [Oxhey Park GC, Watford, Herts. 18-hole course at the time; now 9-holes].
Europe
Daily Mail
Played as the Daily Mail £1000 Tournament. Second-placed Arthur Havers (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Hallam (Eng). [Formby GC, Formby, Merseyside].
Europe
x
Played as the Dutch Open (July 24; field of 14 players). Second-placed Dirk Oosterveer (Neth) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Burrows (Eng). [Domburgsche GC, Zeeland, Neth.].
Europe
x
Played as the Open de France. Boomer (Eng) beat Arnaud Massy (Fra) in a 36-hole playoff. Massy retired at the 35th hole. This was the first of five French Open wins for Boomer. [La Forêt course, Le Touquet GC, Nord-Pas-de-Calais].
Europe
x
Played as the Spanish Open. Won by Lafitte (Fra). [Arriba course, Real (Royal) Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid].
Asia
x
Played as the Philippine Open. Won by J.R.H. "Bob" Mason (USA, amateur). [Manila GC, Caloocan City, Manila; this course no longer exists. Club now known as Manila G&CC, with its course at Makati, Manila].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the Australian Open (Sept 17/18). Second-placed Thomas Forster "Tom" Rutledge (Aus, amateur) finished 10 shots behind Le Fevre (Aus). [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Won by Arthur Le Fevre (Aus).
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the New Zealand Open. Second-placed Ernie Moss (Eng/NZ) finished 9 shots behind Edward S. "Ted" Douglas (Scot), who won this event for the fourth time in five years. [Christchurch GC, Shirley Links, Christchurch, NZ].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the New Zealand PGA Championship (Oct 20-22). Edward S. "Ted" Douglas (Scot) beat Ernie Moss (Eng/NZ) 2 up in the 36-hole final. [Christchurch GC, Shirley Links, Christchurch, NZ].
Africa
x
Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Archie Tosh (Scot/S Africa) finished 3 shots behind Jock Brews (S Africa). This was the first of four South African Open wins for Jock Brews, and the first of 12 won by the Brews brothers, Jock and Sid. [Port Elizabeth GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
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