1924 PGA Championship: Walter Hagen wins at French Lick Springs Golf Club
Walter Hagen won the 1924 PGA Championship at French Lick Springs Golf Club in French Lick, Indiana, beating Jim Barnes 2 up in the final.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1924 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- September 15, 1924 to September 20, 1924
- Course
- French Lick Springs Golf Club, French Lick, Indiana
- Edition
- 7th PGA Championship
- Format
- match play
- Field
- 32
- Match-play field
- 32 · 36 every round
- Stroke-play medalist
- Johnny Farrell (140)
- Purse
- $6,830 · winner's share $500
- Champion
- Walter Hagen · age 31 · United States · born Rochester, New York
- Champion's title
- 2nd PGA Championship
- Final
- 2 up (36-hole final)
- Runner-up
- Jim Barnes
The draw as recorded: Round of 32 to final (complete).
The final, 1924 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Hagen | def. | Jim Barnes | 2 up |
Semifinals, 1924 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Hagen | def. | Ray Derr | 8 & 7 |
| Jim Barnes | def. | Larry Nabholtz | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 1924 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Hagen | def. | Johnny Farrell | 3 & 2 |
| Ray Derr | def. | Al Espinosa | 2 & 1 |
| Jim Barnes | def. | Emmet French | 6 & 4 |
| Larry Nabholtz | def. | Henry Ciuci | 5 & 4 |
Round of 16, 1924 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Farrell | def. | Willie Macfarlane | 2 & 1 |
| Walter Hagen | def. | Al Watrous | 4 & 3 |
| Al Espinosa | def. | Francis Gallett | 4 & 3 |
| Ray Derr | def. | Bobby Cruickshank | 2 & 1 |
| Henry Ciuci | def. | Dan Williams | 4 & 3 |
| Larry Nabholtz | def. | Gene Sarazen | 2 & 1 |
| Emmet French | def. | Mortie Dutra | 3 & 1 |
| Jim Barnes | def. | Eddie Towns | 10 & 9 |
Round of 32, 1924 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie MacFarlane | def. | George Dow | 5 & 4 |
| Johnny Farrell | def. | Neil Christian | 2 & 1 |
| Al Watrous | def. | George Aulbach | 3 & 1 |
| Walter Hagen | def. | Tom Harmon Jr. | 6 & 5 |
| Al Espinosa | def. | Arthur Ham | 4 & 2 |
| Francis Gallett | def. | Bill Mehlhorn | 4 & 3 |
| Bobby Cruickshank | def. | Willie Ogg | 7 & 5 |
| Ray Derr | def. | Harry Hampton | 2 up |
| Henry Ciuci | def. | Charles Hoffner | 4 & 2 |
| Dan Williams | def. | Fred Baroni | 4 & 2 |
| Gene Sarazen | def. | Fred McLeod | 5 & 4 |
| Larry Nabholtz | def. | Jack Forrester | 1 up |
| Mortie Dutra | def. | Leo Diegel | 3 & 1 |
| Emmett French | def. | Jock Robertson | 6 & 4 |
| Jim Barnes | def. | M.J. Brady | won on 39th hole |
| Eddie Towns | def. | Jock Hutchison | 4 & 3 |
What happened at the 1924 PGA Championship
Hagen led the final 4 up after the morning 18 and was 2 up with two holes left, but Barnes won the 35th.
Barnes shanked on the 36th hole, and Hagen won the hole and the match 2 up.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H and 2B, every recorded match).