Economy drives golfers away from area fairways Mar 27, 2008
He received his patent in 1924, and the same year he formed the Reddy Tee Co. He hired two pro golfers, Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, who promoted his product in exhibition matches throughout the country. Compiled by News ResearcherHelen Morey. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Perfection remains a long way off for Woods Feb 26, 2008
TigerWoods holds the Walter Hagen Cup following his victory over Stewart Cink in the final of the Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain, in Marana, Ariz. on Sunday. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
PGA Tour Career Wins Feb 26, 2008
The Associated Press Published: February 26, 2008. Saul Loeb/AFP A sharp decline in the U.S. honey bee population has reduced supplies of nuts and similar foods, sparking campaigns by Haagen-Dazs, the ice-cream maker, and others to raise money for research. (International Herald Tribune)
Tiger to take brief hiatus Feb 26, 2008
Tiger Woods holds the Walter Hagen Cup following his 8 and 7 victory over Stewart Cink on Sunday. MORE ON THIS TOPIC. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Major scare: Tiger better than ever Feb 25, 2008
Ross D. Franklin / APTiger Woods holds the Walter Hagen Cup as fans cheer in the background after his victory over Stewart Cink in the championship match of the Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday ... Among those who never have done it once are Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, Walter Hagen, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Ernie Els and every other player who ever has teed it up on the PGA Tour. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Tiger sets sights on Match Play crown Feb 24, 2008
For the Walter Hagen Cup and 1. 35 million. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED: World’s best prepare for unpredictable Accenture Match Play tourney Feb 20, 2008
If Woods manages to survive the six matches and emerge with the Walter Hagen Cup, he will set his sights on his ultimate goal four major championships in one season. Woods held all the major titles in 2001, but he has never completed the Grand Slam within the same season. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Payoff at Pebble more than a score Feb 13, 2008
Kev in this case would be Kevin Costner, who for years went retro at Pebble with a tie that would have made Walter Hagen proud. Scott Simpson gets asked more about longtime partner Bill Murray than that U.S. Open title he won in 1987. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Payoff at Pebble can be more than a score Feb 13, 2008
"Hey, Kev. Where's your tie?'' Phil Mickelson said on the fifth tee Saturday to an amateur in the group behind him. "Kev'' in this case would be Kevin Costner, who for years went retro at Pebble with a tie that would have made Walter Hagen proud. Scott Simpson gets asked more about longtime partner Bill Murray than that U.S. Open title he won in 1987. (MSNBC -- Sports)
BUICK INVITATIONAL / Woods eschews Palmer method Tiger takes fewer years... Jan 28, 2008
BUICK INVITATIONAL / Woods eschews Palmer method / Tiger takes fewer years to match Arnie in wins. I'm actually hitting the ball better now than I did during that stretch. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
18-0 Patriots have nothing on Woods Jan 24, 2008
Woods just turned 32 at the end of December and plays a game stuffed with more good players than Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson, Billy Casper, Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones could conjure up in slumber. Certainly, there have been monster equipment changes, and it would have been fun to see the aforementioned greats hack away with the high-tech stuff (from what I can gather, Babe Ruth swung a wooden bat). (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Tracking Tiger: News, more on No. 1 golfer Nov 15, 2007
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Tracking Tiger: Coverage of Woods' career Nov 10, 2007
Tracking Tiger - msnbc. Tiger Woods is going to have another big year and win two majors, Jim McCabe predicts. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Deep field to vie for Cal State Open title Sep 27, 2007
Past champions include Willie Smith, who was the reigning U.S. Open champion when he captured the first Cal State Open back in 1900, as well as Walter Hagen, Sam Snead, Gene Littler and Roger Maltbie. Among the past champions who are still active on the PGA Tour are John Cook, Corey Pavin, Kirk Triplett and Jason Gore. (North County Times)
Discussing the most vital Colt not named Peyton and plenty more after Week 2. Sep 19, 2007
No one was watching, and even Walter Hagen, playing with him, told him not to take the penalty. He took the 1-stroke penalty and lost the tournament by one stroke. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Sports letters Aug 26, 2007
Woody Austin claims he was misquoted, that he thinks he's better than Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, not Tiger Woods. 5. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Late, great Von Nida bunkers down in Queensland Aug 19, 2007
A FEW days ago, the late Norman Von Nida's daughter, Keiri, took his ashes to Royal Queensland Golf Club, where he was a caddie and where he beat the great American Walter Hagen in a 36-hole exhibition match in the 1930s. The plan was to cast them from a bridge into the creek which flows between the 17th green and the 18th tee. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Tiger says he will be a more complete golfer in seven years time Aug 15, 2007
Long driven by the record 18 majors piled up by his childhood idol Jack Nicklaus, Woods is second on the all-time list with third-placed American Walter Hagen two behind. He is prepared to bide his time, though, as he continues to pick off major titles roughly once each year. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Heat of battle brings out Tiger's true colours Aug 14, 2007
In the ranking of all-timers, his name now belongs ahead of Walter Hagen, who won 11 major titles, and Ben Hogan and Gary Player, who won nine apiece. With his next major victory, assuming he wins another, he will have as many as Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead combined. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Tiger grabs the PGA by the tail Aug 14, 2007
"But I gave it a shot."For the second time in his career, Woods has gone three straight years winning a major, and it was the fourth time he has hoisted the heavy Wanamaker Trophy, one short of the record held by Nicklaus and Walter Hagen. The only thing different about this title was how it ended. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tiger claims PGA Championship Aug 14, 2007
It s his fourth PGA Championship, one short of the record held by Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen. He also had seconds at the Masters and U.S. Open. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Woods wins 13th major by two shots Aug 13, 2007
Fellow Americans Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen won five apiece. "I made a mess of it there on 14," Woods told reporters, referring to his third and final bogey of the day. (CNN -- International)
Woods wins PGA Championship Aug 13, 2007
Only Walter Hagen and Jack Nicklaus, with five each, have won the Wanamaker Trophy more times that Woods, who trails Nicklaus by five in professional major titles. "It turned this into a great year," said Woods, who came up short on the back nine in this year's Masters and U.S. Open. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Woods holds on for win Aug 13, 2007
A fourth PGA triumph moved Woods one shy of the all-time mark set by Walter Hagen in 1927 and equaled by Nicklaus in 1980. Woods made a successful PGA title defense for the second time, a feat done only by Hagen in the 1920s. (iAfrica.com)
Injured Mickelson says the best is ahead of him Aug 8, 2007
Tiger Woods, Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen are the others. Of course, according to Mickelson, he should already be on that list. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Past champions Aug 7, 2007
Updated: August 6, 2007, 5:00 PM ET. Medinah CC, Medinah, Ill. (ESPN -- Golf)
2008 PGA Championship Tickets on Sale Today, July 23, 2007 - Oakland Hills Country Club to Host Championship on World-Renowned South Course Jul 24, 2007
Past Champions include: 2006 PGA Champion Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, Davis Love III, Jack Nicklaus, Sam Snead and Walter Hagen. The 90th PGA Championship will be the third PGA Championship hosted by Oakland Hills. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Holders of the claret jug Jul 23, 2007
British Open champions. Carnoustie, Scotland. (USA Today -- Sports)
Local Teams Today Jul 22, 2007
1921 -- Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men's Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. 1962 -- Gary Player of South Africa becomes the first non-resident of the United States to win the PGA championship. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
British open: Navigating the 'nasty' Jul 19, 2007
" The locals know better. But since Old Tom Morris created the first 12 holes of the links in 1849 and James Braid finished the job with its current routing later, the town has prided itself on being the truest test of golf in the homeland of the game. The rivalry with the more venerated St. Andrews has been a bitter affair from the start. The original Carnoustie Golf Club was founded one year before the St. Andrews Golf Club, though the Old Course was there first. When SAGC celebrated its 150th... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Woods stays home before major assault Jul 14, 2007
Winners of golf's Majors Golf Open Majors (Factbox) 18 - Jack Nicklaus (6 Masters, 4 US Opens, 3 British Opens, 5 PGAs 12 - Tiger Woods (4 Masters, 2 US Opens, 3 British Opens, 3 PGAs) 11 - Walter Hagen (2 US Opens, 4 British Opens, 5 PGAs) 9 - Ben Hogan (2 Masters, 4 US Opens, 1 British Open, 2 PGAs) 9 - Gary Player (3 Masters, 1 US Open, 3 British Opens, 2 PGAs) 8 - Tom Watson (2 Masters, 1 US Open, 5 British Opens) 7 - Harry Vardon (1 US Open, 6 British Opens) 7 - Bobby Jones (4 US Opens, 3... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
That '70s show tops the charts Jul 12, 2007
Only two other decades can match that number -- the PGA Championships of the 1920s, but those were won by only three players (Walter Hagen, who won five, Leo Diegel, and Gene Sarazen), and the British Opens of the 1950s, but again, only four players prevailed (Player, Peter Thomson, Bobby Locke, Ben Hogan). For impact, it's hard to overlook the US Opens of the 1960s, in which seven Hall of Famers (Nicklaus, Trevino, Player, Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Julius Boros, Gene Littler) won eight... (Boston Globe)
Next on The tee Jun 28, 2007
Walter Hagen won the 1926 PGA on the Red Course, then part of the Salisbury C.C.. On the Net: Follow all the Champions Tour action at. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Oakmont, site of U.S. Open golf, has a storied history Jun 18, 2007
Published: June 17, 2007. OAKMONT, Pennsylvania: As golf balls disappear into Oakmont Country Club's whisk-broom rough and slide past the cup on its linoleum-slick greens, the 107th U.S. Open has been a torturous and tedious march of the world's best players through these hills above the Allegheny River outside Pittsburgh. (International Herald Tribune)
Trivia Quiz: How well do you know your U.S. Open history? Jun 14, 2007
a.) Byron Nelson b.) Walter Hagen c.) Sam Snead ... Name the first American-born player to win the U.S. Open: a.) Walter Hagen b.) Francis Quimet c.) John McDermott. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
At Oakmont, golf the way it's meant to be Jun 10, 2007
One tribute to Oakmont came from Walter Hagen following the 1935 Open. "Well, it's a duffer's course. It makes duffers of us all," he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Oakmont Lore: Ten moments that added luster to the legends Jun 10, 2007
No. 3: Local club pro Sam Parks wins in '35 In one of the most shocking upsets in Open history, South Hills Country Club pro Sam Parks used his knowledge of the local course to beat the likes of Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen with a score of 299, despite bogeys on three of the final four holes. Parks was like any other club professional at the time, tending to the business of his pro shop and playing the occasional PGA event in the summer. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Watson hot at times on Oakmont Apr 23, 2007
Only five players in golf history -- Nicklaus (18), Tiger Woods (12), Walter Hagen (11), Hogan (9) and Gary Player (9) -- have won more major titles than Watson (8). "I remember having a five-stroke lead going into the back nine and hitting a perfect drive at No. 10 into a divot, and my only thought was, make sure you catch this well and don't leave it short of the green because short of the green is death," Watson said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Tournament is over, but the memories linger Apr 12, 2007
Then again, Lee Trevino (17-year span), Walter Hagen (14), Gene Sarazen (14), Tom Watson (9), Ben Hogan (8), and Byron Nelson (8) would take exception to that premise, too, given the years between their first and last major. So what did go wrong for the lefthander. (Boston Globe)
Past moment at Oakmont Country Club Apr 12, 2007
In 1935, in one of the most stunning upsets in golf history, South Hills CC professional Sam Parks won the U.S. Open at Oakmont, beating Jimmy Thomson by two shots and Walter Hagen by three. Parks was like any other club professional at the time, tending to the business of his pro shop in the South Hills and playing the occasional event in the summer. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Tiger, Roger share rare air Mar 22, 2007
Palm Beach Post Columnist. Sunday, March 18, 2007. (The Palm Beach Post)
Stenson captures Match Play Championship Feb 26, 2007
Henrik Stenson holds the Walter Hagen Cup after winning the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz. Saturday Feb. 24, 2007. (Anchorage Daily News)
Stenson grinds way to title Feb 26, 2007
Henrik Stenson holds the Walter Hagen Cup after winning the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship. Stenson beat Geoff Ogilvy 2 and 1 in the 36 hole final. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Ogilvy, Stenson stand tall at Dove Mountain Feb 25, 2007
MARANA After four days and five rounds of some of the most exciting and chaotic golf of the season, only two have survived to continue their quest for the Walter Hagen Cup ... During last year s quest toward the Walter Hagen Cup, Ogilvy endured a handful of grueling, extra-hole matches, even setting the record for most holes played at the Accenture Match Play. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Opinion: Match Play is Tiger's toughest test Feb 20, 2007
Granted, Woods is the greatest match-play competitor of his generation, arguably the best ever, with all due respect to Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen. His six straight summers of unmatched success in U.S. Golf Association head-to-head play three U.S. Junior Amateurs, three U.S. Amateurs established him as a very special player before he turned pro, and while the critics have gone out of their way to pin Ryder Cup failures on him, the truth is hes 3-1-1 in pure singles play in that... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Howell beats Mickelson on third playoff hole Feb 19, 2007
" They finished at 16-under 268. Elias Says MickelsonDespite Sunday's loss, Phil Mickelson's playoff winning percentage of .778 (7-for-9) still ranks third in PGA Tour history among players who have participated in at least five tie-breakers, behind Walter Hagen (6-for-6) and Tiger Woods (10-for-11, .909). Read more . (67), (67) and (68) tied for third, three shots out of the playoff. Els and Allenby both had chances to catch Mickelson along the back nine of a mostly sunny afternoon, but the Big... (ESPN -- Golf)
Elias Says ... Feb 15, 2007
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Dove Mountain gearing up for Accenture Match Play tourney Feb 7, 2007
After two more victories over David Howell and Tom Lehman, Ogilvy defeated Davis Love III 3 and 2 to win the Walter Hagen Cup. Over the week, Ogilvy played in a tournament-record 129 holes. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Opinion: Federer's fine, but still no Tiger Jan 31, 2007
In doing so, each has surpassed legends in their respective sport Walter Hagen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Tom Watson, Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo in golf; John Newcombe, Ken Rosewell, Fred Perry in tennis. Slide show: The Week in Sports Pictures. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Little ruffling Singh Jan 7, 2007
Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen are the only players to win the same tournament four times in a row. Singh was tied with MacKenzie coming off a bogey at No. 7 when he holed a 50-foot birdie on the par-3 eighth, the only birdie of the third round. (USA Today -- Sports)
Singh up by three Jan 7, 2007
" Appleby's bid to become the fourth player to win a PGA Tour event four straight times is all but over. He birdied the 18th for a 1-under 72, but that only brought him to 2-under 217. Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen are the only players to win the same tournament four times in a row.Singh was tied with MacKenzie coming off a bogey at No. 7 when he holed a 50-foot birdie on the par-3 eighth, the only birdie of the third round. He followed that with a 12-foot birdie on the ninth that... (ESPN -- Golf)
Steady Singh poised for victory Jan 7, 2007
Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen are the players to win the same tournament four times in a row. Singh never has figured out how to close the deal at Kapalua, but he appears more determined than ever. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Singh seizes control at Mercedes Jan 7, 2007
Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen are the only players to win the same tournament four times in a row. Singh was tied with MacKenzie coming off a bogey at No. 7 when he holed a 50-foot birdie on the par-3 eighth, the only birdie of the third round. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Three things ruining golf Oct 20, 2006
SI.com - Scorecard Daily - Golf Truth s: Oct. 19, 2006 - Thursday October 19, 2006 1:37PM. Posted: Thursday October 19, 2006 1:37PM; Updated: Thursday October 19, 2006 1:47PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Golf)
Payne Stewart Award rooted in golf's ideals Sep 30, 2006
But it was Nicklaus, arguably golf s all-time best, who set golf s gold standard, winning 18 major championships -- three , four U.S. Opens, five PGA Championships and an unparalleled six Masters -- as a professional, seven more than Walter Hagen. That is the record , who has won 12 majors, wants more than any other. (CBS News)
The 'gimme' still remains in play at Ryder Cup Sep 22, 2006
Walter Hagen had a more nuanced -- some would some say diabolical -- view. The late Mr. Hagen won the Professional Golfers' Association Championship five times in the 1920s when it was a match-play contest. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
US poses without Ryder Cup trophy Sep 22, 2006
And to think, Walter Hagen, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and all those legends managed to go 22-3 in the Ryder Cup because they had Chef Boyardee to prepare team meals. Copyright 2006 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Americans practice as team at Ryder Cup Sep 21, 2006
It was the purpose of the day, so they marched as 12 players and 12 caddies, not to mention a roster of vice captains that is mind-boggling -- Loren Roberts, Corey Pavin, Duffy Waldorf, David Ogrin, and, for all we know, Walter Hagen. The large group was unified right down to matching rain suits, matching hats, matching golf bags, and matching bottles of water. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Golf Notebook: Nelson's Ryder Cup experience a real trip Sep 17, 2006
Walter Hagen was the captain and the U.S. defeated Britain, 8-4. It was the sixth Ryder Cup played and Nelson's first -- he later played in 1947 -- and he was 3-1 in those two appearances. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Quiet American in mood to perform Sep 17, 2006
English captain Ted Ray, partnered by renowned teacher and club-maker Fred Robson, took on the might of Walter Hagen and Johnny Golden, with the American duo winning on the 17th green after a nip-and-tuck affair that was to set the scene for the future of the Ryder Cup. Tenth Ryder Cup, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, UK, 1953: Under the captaincy of the fabled Henry Cotton for the second time, and making its only appearance at the Wentworth Club, the Ryder Cup stayed in America, but only... (Scotsman)
Tiger takes Deutsche Bank Sep 6, 2006
" The streak started in July at the British Open, when Woods won for the first time since his father died in May. The tears flowed freely that afternoon in Hoylake as he coped with the realization that Earl Woods would never see him win another tournament. The victories haven't stopped. There were four rounds of 66 at the Buick Open, followed by a putting exhibition at Medinah that carried him to a five-shot victory in the PGA Championship for his 12th career major. Then came his 11th title in... (ESPN -- Golf)
Canadian Open makes return to historic Hamilton Golf and Country Club Sep 6, 2006
Tommy Armour beat a field that included Walter Hagen at Hamilton in 1930 after outlasting Leo Diegel in a 36-hole playoff. Armour and Diegel finished with a four-day score of 277, which is only five strokes behind the total posted by Bob Tway and Brad Faxon more than 70 years later at the 2003 Open (won by Tway on the third playoff hole). (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
The man who saved the Ryder Cup Sep 4, 2006
Walter Hagen, the Babe Ruth of golf, led the United States team, who lost spectacularly. Yet he and everyone else had such a good time that they decided to do it again the following year. (Guardian Unlimited -- Sport)
Woods will inevitably surpass Nicklaus Aug 25, 2006
While winning 12 majors is impressive enough (he passed the late Walter Hagen for second all-time), what's even more impressive is how he crushes the field when he wins. His average margin of victory in his 12 majors is 4. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Tiger roars to 12th career major Aug 23, 2006
SI.com - Golf - 2006 PGA Championship - Tigercruises to 12th career major victory - Sunday August 20, 2006 8:46PM. Tigerfires final-round68 to breeze to 12th major title. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Golf)
