1924 - Men (All)
The winners in the category "1924 - 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 (59th) (June 26-27). Second-placed Ernest Whitcombe (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Hagen (USA). This was the second of Hagen's four Open Championship wins. [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (28th) (June 5/6). Second-placed Bobby Jones (USA, amateur) finished 3 shots behind Walker (Eng). [South course, Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (7th) (Sept 15-20 ). Hagen (USA) beat Jim Barnes (Eng) 2-up in the 36-hole final. This was the second of Hagen's five US PGA Championship wins. [Ross course (formerly Hill course), French Lick Resort, French Lick, Indiana].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (35th). Holderness (Eng) beat E.F. Storey (Eng) 3 and 2 in the final. [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (28th) (Sept 20-27). Bobby Jones (USA) beat George Von Elm (USA) 9 and 8 in the 36-hole final. This was the first of Jones' five US Amateur Championship wins. [East course, Merion GC, Ardmore, nr Philadelphia, PA. Run by Merion Cricket Club at the time].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Ramon Rivarola (Arg) finished in second place behind Jurado (Arg). [San Andres GC, Buenos Aires].
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (Sept 4-6). Second-placed Al Watrous (USA) finished 8 shots behind Bill Mehlhorn (USA). [Calumet CC, Homewood, nr Chicago, Illinois].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (Aug 1/2). Second-placed Gene Sarazen (USA) finished 2 shots behind Leo Diegel (USA). [Mount Bruno CC, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, nr Montreal, Quebec].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open (July 9-11). Second-placed Willie Macfarlane (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Mike Brady (USA). [Engineers CC, Roslyn Harbor, NY].
America
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Played as the inaugural Miami Open (Dec 12/13). Second-placed Bobby Cruickshank (Scot) finished 5 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Abe Mitchell (Eng). [Miami Springs G&CC, Miami, FL; at the time known as Miami Hialeah Golf Club].
America
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Played as the North & South Open (March 30/31). Second-placed Cyril Walker (Eng/USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Walter Hagen (USA). Walker finished second to Hagen in this event a year earlier, also by the same margin of two shots. [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
Played as the Princess Ann Country Club Open.
America
PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (July 14/15). Leo Diegel (USA) beat Willie Macfarlane (Scot) in an 18-hole playoff (Diegel 69, Macfarlane 75). The playoff was held on the same day as the final 36 holes of regulation play. [Shawnee CC & Inn, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania; at the time the Inn was known as the Buckwood Inn].
America
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Played as the Texas Open (Feb 15/16). Second-placed George Kerrigan (USA) and James Ockenden (Eng) finished 7 shots behind Joe Kirkwood (Aus). [Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio, TX].
Europe
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Played as the Belgian Open. Aubrey Boomer (Eng) finished in second place behind Hagen (USA). [Zoute GC, Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 7-10). Whitcombe (Eng) beat George Gadd (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [St George's Hill GC, Weybridge, Surrey].
Europe
Daily Mail
Played as the Daily Mail £1000 Tournament. Second-placed Len Holland (Eng) finished 9 shots behind Whitcombe (Eng). [Royal Cinque Ports GC, Deal, Kent].
Europe
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Played as the Dutch Open (Sept 7; played for the first time on an 18-hole course, which had opened earlier that year;field of 44 players). Second-placed George Pannell (Eng) finished 14 shots behind Aubrey Boomer (Eng). Although the first prize was 250 florins, Boomer took away an additional 190 florins for recording the best 18-hole score, best 9-hole, most birdies and most eagles. [Koninklijke (Royal) Haagsche G&CC, Wassenaar, nr The Hague].
Europe
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Played as the Swiss Open. Won by Percy Boomer (Eng). [Samedan course, Engadine GC, Samedan, nr St Moritz].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France. Second-placed Walter Hagen (USA) finished 3 shots behind Tolley (Eng, amateur). [Vallée course, Racing Club de France (RCF), La Boulie GC, Versailles, nr Paris].
Europe
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Spanish Open not played in 1924.
Europe
Yorkshire Eve. News
Played as the Yorkshire Evening News 1000 Guineas Tournament (May 29-31). Fred Robson (Eng) beat Archie Compston (Eng) at the 37th hole in the final. [Headingley GC, Adel, nr Leeds, West Yorkshire].
Asia
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Played as the Philippine Open. Won by George M. Ivory (USA, amateur, businessman and long-time Philippine resident). [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 4/5). Second-placed Carnegie Clark (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Russell (Aus, amateur). [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
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Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Howard (Aus) beat Arthur Le Fevre (Aus) 3 and 2 in the final.
Aus/NZ
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Played as the New Zealand Open (Sept 5-7). Second-placed Arthur Duncan (NZ, amateur) finished 10 shots behind Moss (Eng/NZ). [Royal Auckland & Grange GC, Papatoetoe, Auckland; at the time known as Auckland GC, Middlemore].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the New Zealand PGA Championship (Sept 10-12). Defending champion Ernie Moss (Eng/NZ) beat John "Jock" McIntosh (NZ) 5 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Royal Auckland & Grange GC, Papatoetoe, Auckland; at the time known as Auckland GC, Middlemore].
Africa
SA Golf Union
Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Brews (S Africa) beat Archie Tosh (Scot/S Africa) 4 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [Durban CC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].
Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Jock Brews (S Africa) and his brother Sid Brews (S Africa) finished 9 shots behind Elkin (S Africa). [Durban CC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].
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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