1925 PGA Championship

Archive note

The 1925 edition was won by Walter Hagen. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
  • 1925 PGA Championship · Championship identity

    The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 8th playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text. The champion-only winner field is intentionally separate from the official match-play result: 6&5 over Bill Mehlhorn.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• PGA dated host record and researched venue identity
  • Olympia Fields Country Club

    The 1925 PGA record names Olympia Fields. The canonical Club name and state match the dated PGA host record. The host Club is source-supported. A dated physical Course identity and routing bridge is still required. Dated PGA host authority: https://www.pgachampionship.com/news-media/articles/pga-championship-winners-venues

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship result
  • Walter Hagen

    The official Guide gives the match-play result as 6 and 5. No stroke total or relative score is inferred.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship finalist record
  • Bill Mehlhorn

    Official Guide finals table, page 5, identifies the runner-up. No stroke total or relative score is inferred. No playoff flag is asserted.

    Verified 2026-10-23