This Day in Golf History: October 6

On this date in 1928, the PGA Championship concluded at the East Course at Five Farms Country Club in Lutherville, Maryland, with Leo Diegel dominating Al Espinosa, 6 and 5, in the final. Diegel also won in 1929. Also, the great bon vivant of golf, Walter Hagen, died on this date in 1969 at the age of 76. He won 11 majors but was equally known for his showmanship and man-about-town personality. One of his major admirers and friends, Arnold Palmer, was a pall bearer at his funeral.