Walter Hagen transformed professional golf on both sides of the Atlantic. Not only did he set new playing standards but also, by accruing wealth and connections, he demanded to be treated on a level ...

Walter Hagen was a bomber on the course and a bon vivant off of it. Born to a humble home in upstate New York, he came to golf through caddying and went on to earn great riches as a pro in an era when ...

The famed Wanamaker Trophy is the largest and heaviest in golf, but don’t think for one minute it can’t ever be lost. A star-studded field is converging on North Carolina this week for the PGA ...

When Walter Hagen won the PGA Championship for the second year in a row in 1925, he did what any champion would do: head out to celebrate. So, he grabbed the famous Wanamaker Trophy – given to the ...