1922 - Men (All)
The winners in the category "1922 - 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 (57th) (June 22-23). Second-placed Jim Barnes (USA) and George Duncan (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Hagen (USA). This was the first of Hagen's four Open Championship wins. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (26th) (July 14/15). Second-placed Bobby Jones (USA, amateur) and John Black (USA) finished 1 shot behind Sarazen (USA). [Skokie CC, Glencoe, nr Chicago, IL].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (5th) (Aug 12-18). Sarazen (USA) beat Emmet French (USA) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Oakmont CC, nr Pittsburgh, PA].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (33rd). Holderness (Eng) beat John Caven (Scot) by 1 hole in the final. [Prestwick GC, Ayrshire, Scotland].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (26th) (Sept 2-9). Jess Sweetser (USA) beat Charles "Chick" Evans Jr (USA) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Jose Jurado (Arg) finished in second place for the second straight year behind Perez (Arg), who won this event for the second straight year. [San Andres GC, Buenos Aires].
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (Aug 23-25). Second-placed Jock Hutchison (Scot/USA) and Laurie Ayton Sr (Scot) finished 10 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Mike Brady (USA), who was the club pro at Oakland Hills CC. [South course, Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (July 28/29). Second-placed Tom Kerrigan (USA) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Al Watrous (USA). Watrous recorded his first big professional win, thanks in part to the earlier tutelage of Kerrigan, a renowned golf instructor and long term pro at Siwanoy CC near New York. [Mount Bruno CC, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, nr Montreal, Quebec].
America
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Played as the Deland Open. Second-placed Gene Sarazen (USA) finished 8 shots behind Hagen (USA). [College Arms GC, DeLand, FL; converted to real estate in 1955].
Played as the Florida West Coast Open.
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open (Sept 13-15). Second-placed Johnny Farrell (USA) finished 3 shots behind Martin "Marty" O'Loughlin (USA). [Lido GC, Lido Beach, NY; at the time Lido CC].
America
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Played as the North & South Open (Mar 31/Apr 1). Second-placed Clarence Hackney (Scot/USA) finished 4 shots behind Pat O'Hara (Ire; also know as Paddy O'Hare). Friday's opening 36-holes cut to 18 due to heavy afternoon rain; event reduced to 54 holes. [No.2 Course (final 36-holes), Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina; opening round on No.3 Course; second round on No.3 cancelled due to rain].
America
PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (July 26/27). Second-placed Johnny Golden (USA) finished 6 shots behind 21-year-old Johnny Farrell (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Shawnee CC & Inn, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania; known at the time as Shawnee CC].
America
Southern GA
Played as the Southern Open (Sept 28-Oct 1; the second of two SGA-sponsored Southern Opens played in 1922). Abe Mitchell (Eng) beat Leo Diegel (USA) in a 39-hole Sunday playoff. After a 36-hole playoff both players were tied on 146 (Mitchell 70, 76; Diegel 74, 72). It was decided to play three more holes, which Mitchell won 11 shots to Diegel's 14. [Belle Meade CC, Nashville, Tenn.].
America
Southern GA
Played as the Southern Open (March 3/4; the first SGA-sponsored Southern Open, and the first of two Southern Opens played in 1922). Second-placed Leo Diegel (USA) finished 8 shots behind Gene Sarazen (USA), who recorded his first significant professional tour win. [New Orleans CC, New Orleans, Louisiana].
America
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Played as the inaugural Texas Open (Feb 3/4). Second-placed Cyril Walker (Eng/USA) finished 1 shot behind Bob MacDonald (Scot/USA). [Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio, TX].
Played as the White Sulphur Springs Open.
Europe
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Played as the Belgian Open (July 1). Second-placed Charles H. Corlett (Isle of Man) and Marius Cavallo (Fra) finished 1 shot behind Boomer (Jersey). Boomer also held the French Open title in 1922. [Royal GC of Belgium (Ravenstein), Tervuren, nr Brussels].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 3-6). Gadd (Eng, ex-officer in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers) beat Fred Leach (Eng) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
Daily Mail
Played as the Daily Mail £1000 Tournament. Second-placed and defending champion Ted Ray (Jersey) finished 4 shots behind Duncan (Scot). [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
Europe
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Played as the Dutch Open (Sept 10; field of 28 players). Second-placed A. "Jos" van Dijk (Neth) finished 3 shots behind Pannell (Eng), who won this event for the second time. [Noordwijkse GC, Noordwijk, Neth.].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France. Second-placed Eugène Lafitte (Fra) finished 9 shots behind defending champion Boomer (Eng). This was the second of five French Open wins for Boomer. [Vallée course, Racing Club de France (RCF), La Boulie GC, Versailles, nr Paris].
Europe
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Spanish Open not played in 1922.
Asia
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Played as the Philippine Open. Won by Walter Z. Smith (USA, amateur, head of a telephone company). [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
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 14/15). Second-placed Arthur Le Fevre (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Charles "Charlie" Campbell (Aus). [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Campbell (Aus) beat Tom Howard (Aus) by 1 hole in the final. [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
Played as the New Zealand Open. Second-placed Jack Black (NZ, amateur) finished 1 shot behind Arthur Brooks (NZ). [Manawatu GC, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North, NZ].
Played as the New Zealand PGA Championship (Sept 14-16). Arthur Ham (Eng) beat Andrew "Andy" Shaw (Scot/NZ) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final. Ham was the professional at Masterton GC (near Wellington) at the time. [Manawatu GC, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North, NZ].
Africa
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Played as the South African Open. Second-placed and defending champion Jock Brews (S Africa) finished 7 shots behind Jangle (S Africa), the first South African born player to win the SA Open. [Royal Port Alfred GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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