The 1928 PGA Championship was the 11th

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, held October 1–6 at the Five Farms Course of the Baltimore Country Club in

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, north of

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. Then a

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championship,

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defeated

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6 & 5 in the finals to win the first of his two consecutive titles. Prior to the finals, Diegel defeated both

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and Gene Sarazen, the winners of the previous seven PGA Championships, in the two preceding matches. He prevailed 2 & 1 over nemesis Hagen in the quarterfinals and 9 & 8 over Sarazen in the semifinals. Diegel had lost to Hagen in the

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quarterfinals (40 holes) and the

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finals. Five-time champion Hagen had won 22 consecutive matches and four straight titles at the PGA Championship. Prior to his loss to Diegel in the quarterfinals, his match record in the 1920s was 32–1 (), falling only to Sarazen in 38 holes in the

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finals. The Five Farms Course, now the East Course, was designed by A. W. Tillinghast and opened two years earlier in September 1926. Diegel continued the tradition of repeat champions and successfully defended his title in

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Format

The

format at the PGA Championship in 1928 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days: * Monday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier **top 32 professionals advanced to match play * Tuesday – first round – 36 holes * Wednesday – second round – 36 holes * Thursday – quarterfinals – 36 holes * Friday – semifinals – 36 holes * Saturday – final – 36 holes

Past champions in the field

Final results

''Saturday, October 6, 1928''

Final eight bracket

References

External links

PGA Media Guide 2012
– 1928 PGA Championship
Baltimore Country Club: East Course
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