This Day in Golf History: October 1

On this date in 1921, The Haig—Walter Hagen—won the 4th PGA Championship at Inwood Country Club on Long Island, New York. Hagen defeated two-time champion Jim Barnes of England, 3 & 2, to capture his third major championship. And the 1950 U.S. Women’s Open concluded on September 30 at Rolling Hills C.C., in Wichita, Kansas, so I’m taking the liberty of using it on October 1 to mention it. The USGA didn’t start conducting the Women’s Open until 1953, so the 1950 edition was run by the LPGA. Babe Zaharias tied the tournament scoring record, 291, to beat amateur Betsy Rawls by 9 shots.