The PGA Championship

Tournament Info for: 1922 PGA Championship
Date:	August 12 - 18, 1922
Site:	Oakmont Country Club
Champion:	Gene Sarazen
Purse:	$2,580.00
Field:	64
Cut at:
Par:	36 - 35 - 71 (00 yards)
Players Advanced:	0

Qualifying for Match Play: The field for match play was 64 players who qualified in local districts. All first matches were played at 18 holes with the rest of the matches played at 36 holes. Early Matches: The early surprise of the Championship was that Walter Hagen would not defend his title due to exhibition engagements. In the first three rounds there were no upsets except for last year's runner-up, Jim Barnes, losing to Johnny Farrell by one hole in the second round. Farrell then was eliminated by his former mentor, Tom Kerrigan, 4 and 3. Going into the quarter-finals. Jock Hutchison was given a chance to avenge his loss in the 1921 PGA Championship when he met Gene Sarazen, the U.S. Open winner. The match went to the 35th hole, with Sarazen winning, 3 and 1, after trailing Hutchison through the morning half and the greater part of the afternoon. In the semifinals, Sarazen met Bobby Cruickshank in what was called the battle of the midgets, but Sarazen came out on top with a 3-and-2 victory. In the other match, Emmet French handily disposed of John Golden, 8 and 7. The first 18 was nip and tuck with the match going to lunch all square. After 26 holes the match was still even, but Sarazen won the 27th, 28th and 29th holes. They halved the 30th but Sarazen won the 31st. With halves at the 32nd and 33rd holes, Sarazen won the match, 4 and 3. The 20-year-old Italian youngster had reached a new milestone in golf, as he became the first player to hold the U.S. Open and PGA Championship titles at the same time.

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