Hagen, Walter

Hagen, Walter

▪ American golfer
byname  The Haig 
born Dec. 21, 1892, Rochester, N.Y., U.S.
died Oct. 5, 1969, Traverse City, Mich.
 American professional golfer, one of the most colourful sports personages of his time, who is credited with doing more than any other golfer to raise the social standing of his profession. He was exceptionally self-confident; he dressed stylishly, lived extravagantly, played more than 2,500 exhibition matches throughout the world, and always insisted that he be received as a gentleman, a concession rarely accorded to earlier professional golfers.

      A caddie from the age of 9, Hagen was 21 when he won the first of his 11 major championships—the U.S. Open in 1914. He won this tournament again in 1919; the British Open in 1922, 1924, 1928, and 1929; and the U.S. Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) tournament in 1921 and 1924–27. He was playing captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, and 1937.

      In retirement Hagen spent most of his time on an estate in Michigan. His autobiography, The Walter Hagen Story, was published in 1956. “I never wanted to be a millionaire,” he once said. “I just wanted to live like one.”

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