Leo Diegel
2 Major Championships • 48th All-Time
Major Championship Wins
About Leo Diegel
Leo Diegel won 2 major championships during a 1-year span, with the first coming in 1928.
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Career Highlights
- 1928 PGA Championship — Ended Walter Hagen's four-year winning streak, defeating him in quarterfinals
- 1929 PGA Championship — Defended title, again defeating Hagen (this time in semifinals)
- 30 PGA Tour Wins — Prolific winner during golf's golden era of the 1920s
- Four Canadian Opens — Won more Canadian Opens than any other golfer in history (1924, 1925, 1928, 1929)
- 1923-1930 Dominance — Won every year during this stretch, with four victories each in 1925, 1928, and 1929
- Four Ryder Cups — Represented United States in 1927, 1929, 1931, and 1933
Did You Know?
- "Diegeling" Putting Method: Invented an unorthodox putting style with elbows splayed out and dramatic bend at the waist to combat his putting yips — the technique became known as "Diegeling" and has been used by modern players like Michelle Wie
- Hagen Slayer: While Walter Hagen dominated the PGA Championship in the 1920s, Diegel was the one who finally broke his streak, beating him head-to-head in both 1928 and 1929
- Started as Caddie: First introduced to golf as a 10-year-old caddie in Michigan, won Michigan Open just seven years later