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	Profiles for Walter HAGEN
		Walter Hagen was golf's first extrovert character, flamboyant in everything he did.
		When Hagen first came to England to play in the 1920 British Open at Deal, he shocked the game's establishment by ordering champagne to be delivered to his limousine which was parked in the club's driveway.
		Hagen is congratulated by his wife after winning the British Open at Hoylake in Junre 1924.
	library.thinkquest.org /10556/english/high/profiles/hagen.htm (493 words)

	Walter Hagen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Walter Hagen (born December 21, 1892 in Rochester, New York; died October 6, 1969) was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century.
		Hagen was a key figure in the development of professional golf.
		Hagen was a dashing and assertive character who raised the status of professional golfers and improved their earnings as well.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Walter_Hagen (392 words)

	Walter Hagen Profile/ RochestersBest.com August 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Walter Hagen was born in Rochester Dec. 21, 1892, to a German flsmith and Irish mother, the second of five children and the only boy.
		Hagen bristled at such ill-treatment of the best players, and to spotlight the arrogance of his hosts at the British Open, he hired a Rolls Royce to park outside the clubhouse, and he used that as a changing room.
		Hagen died in 1969 at age 76 in Traverse City, Mich., and today is still notable as the man who put the green into golf.
	www.rochestersbest.com /2002/Hagen (896 words)

	Only A Game : Feature : Hagen and the Invention of Professional Golf
		Walter Hagen played golf with flair as well as exceptional talent, and his life beyond the course was never short on stories.
		Hagen used to turn his back on a putt that was still rolling and then smile to demonstrate his confidence in the outcome of his stroke.
		Hagen won pretty much everything there was to win, but one of the themes of Clavin's book is that Sir Walter's most important achievement was the invention of the profession he went on to dominate.
	www.onlyagame.org /features/2005/03/hagen.asp (392 words)

	Legendary golfer Sir Walter Hagen felt at home in Traverse City
		Walter III was 15 when he was accidentally shot and killed by a friend in 1963.
		Hagen, known as much for his robust personality as his skills as a professional golfer, grew up in Rochester, N.Y., when golf "pros" were treated as second-class citizens, making and repairing golf clubs for wealthy country club members in addition to giving lessons.
		Hagen changed all that by taking his show on the road after winning the 1914 U.S. Open at the age of 21.
	www.record-eagle.com /2005/apr/28hagen.htm (974 words)

	Macomb Daily : Sports : Sir Walter was first to lead Americans to Ryder Cup victory 09/13/04
		Hagen, who had once aspired to be a professional baseball player, was so eager to see the Ryder Cup happen that he personally paid for the British players' "uniforms" during the 1927 matches.
		Hagen grabbed the glass, downed the drink, then drove his tee shot down the middle of the fairway en route to a 4 and 3 victory and a 9-3 U.S. team triumph.
		Hagen," the man began, choosing his words carefully because Hagen was a prestigious, treasured member, "I wish to remind you that your account is due today.
	www.macombdaily.com /stories/091304/spo_ryder001.shtml (1393 words)

	GolfWeb.com - Ryder Cup 'Sir Walter' helped establish Ryder Cup
		Hagen's admirers say it's appropriate, if only coincidental, the Ryder Cup will be played at a club that adopted the New York native more than 80 years ago.
		Hagen excelled at match play -- which pits one golfer against another -- and was close to unbeatable in the 1920s.
		Hagen's affinity for the outdoors eventually led him to northern Michigan, where he bought an estate near Traverse City in 1954 and lived out the rest of his life.
	www.golfweb.com /tournaments/rydercup/story/7677694 (926 words)

	The 87th PGA Championship / History / Championship Moments
		Hagen faced former Champion Jim Barnes in the final and closed the match on the 34th hole, winning 3 and 2 to claim the first of his five PGA Championships.
		In the 1921 PGA Championship at Inwood Country Club, Walter Hagen played the seventeenth hole by driving down the parallel eighteenth fairway to give himself an advantage for his second shot.
		When he arrived on the tee the next day, Hagen quipped: "I never saw such fast-growing trees in my life." Not two minutes after his remark, the wind caught the wires that were holding the tree into place and the willow fell, opening up the eighteenth fairway to Hagen's drive.
	www.pga.com /pgachampionship/2006/history_moments.html (1880 words)

	Stories Behind the Movies, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Chapter 6
		Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones would appear on any golfer’s list of the top players in the history of golf.
		Employed to teach wealthy members, professionals like Walter Hagen were treated more like servants of the club than masters of the game.
		Refusing to be intimidated by such rules, Hagen (the son of a flsmith) is widely credited with raising the status of professional golf.
	www.lawbuzz.com /movies/bagger_vance/bagger_vance_ch6.htm (325 words)

	Powell's Books - Sir Walter: Walter Hagen and the Invention of Professional Golf by Tom Clavin
		Hagen was also influential in helping to found the Ryder Cup and was the first American golfer to top $1 million in career earnings — a figure equivalent to over $40 million today.
		Walter Hagen, forerunner of today's sports superstars, is as dynamic a character as can be found in American sports history.
		Journalist Clavin deftly shows how Hagen's success (by the time he was 30, he'd won national championships in the U.S., Great Britain and France) and his showman's personality inspired the 1920s boom in American golf course building, revolutionized the public's perception of the game and even led to the creation of the PGA.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-0743204867-0 (541 words)

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		Walter Map, who was born about 1137 on the marches of Wales, and accordingly called England his mother, and the Welsh his fellow-countrymen, studied in Paris from...
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	bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?db=db&query=Walter+... (313 words)

	The Golfer's Source - The Walter Hagen Story - Book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		This is Walter Hagen's own story of the two decades when he ruled the golfing world as king.
		Hagen not only won a major tournament every year for twenty years - a record never even approached by any other golfer - but his personality dominated the game over that period.
		Walter Hagen was a magnificent showman, and in addition to changing the social standing of the golf pro, his competitive skill and flamboyant character built up public interest in golf throughout the world.
	www.golferssource.com /product_map/1807.shtml (185 words)

	GolfDigest.com - No. 7. Walter Hagen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Hagen consistently beat the best professionals of his time, and I should add he was the only golfer of that era, pro or amateur, who wasn't scared of Jones.
		Hagen was an extremely cordial man. He never walked past you without saying, "Good morning," shaking hands and asking how your family was.
		Hagen knew he wouldn't be disqualified, you see, because he was too important to the sponsors.
	www.golfdigest.com /features/index.ssf?/features/50thanniv07.html (912 words)

	AllRefer.com - Walter Hagen (Sports, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Walter Hagen[hA´gun] Pronunciation Key, 1892–1969, American golfer, b.
		Rochester, N.Y. Hagen won the U.S. Open championship in 1914 and again in 1919; he took the British Open title in 1922, 1924, 1928, and 1929.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Walter Hagen
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/Hagen-Wa.html (172 words)

	Hagen, Walter -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Known as The Haig, Walter Hagen was the first full-time tournament professional in golf, beginning in 1919.
		Hagen treacherously murdered Kreimhild's husband, Siegfried, and concealed the Nibelung treasure hoard that belonged to Siegfried.
		German born U.S. orchestra conductor Bruno Walter was known for his interpretations of the works of composers of the Viennese school, especially Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9038771?tocId=9038771 (818 words)

	Golf Gifts, Free Golf Horoscopes, Walter Hagen - ParGazer.com
		Hagen is credited with opening the doors to professionals who up until the latter half of the century were not allowed into the clubhouse.
		Born December 21, 1892 in Rochester, New York, Hagen, the son of a flsmith, came to golf as a caddy but always aspired to greatness.
		Hagen, a true Sagittarius, had the ability to shake off the bad shots and understood that the only shot that matters is the next one.
	www.pargazer.com /golf-legends/sagittarius-walter-hagen.htm (325 words)

	Hagen, Walter on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Jones: Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones, and the Rise of American Golf.(Brief Article)
		Interview: Mark Von Hagen discusses his investigation into the reporting of Walter Duranty of the Soviet Union during the 1930s and whether his 1932 Pulitzer Prize should be revoked
		Sir Walter; in consummate skill and high living, no one could match the flamboyant Walter Hagen, who changed the rich-man image of golf while courting the company of princes.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/Hagen-W1a.asp (534 words)

	Walter Hagen
		British Open Champions - Year Winner Score 1920 George Duncan 303 1921 Jock Hutchison 296 1922 Walter Hagen 300 1923 A. PGA Champions - 1916 Jim Barnes 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922–23 Gene Sarazen...
		Interview: Mark Von Hagen discusses his investigation into the reporting of Walter Duranty of the Soviet Union during the 1930s and whether his 1932 Pulitzer Prize should be revoked (All Things Considered (NPR))
		Jones: Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones, and the Rise of American Golf.(Brief Article) (Journal of Southern History)
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109250.html (305 words)

	Walter Hagen: and Other Exceptional Golf Goods
		Vintage Autographs - Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Lawson Little
		Vintage Photograph of Edna Hagen Autographed by Walter Hagen
		Walter Hagen Hole in One Club Certificate with Presentation Letter
	www.golfspast.com /page/E/CTGY/LWH (79 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Walter Hagen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		MSN Encarta - Search Results - Walter Hagen
		Hagen, Walter (1892-1969), American professional golfer, born in Rochester, New York.
		Among the numerous championships he won are the U.S. Open...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Walter_Hagen.html (67 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Sir Walter and Mr. Jones: Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones, and the Rise of American Golf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Sir Walter : Walter Hagen and the Invention of Professional Golf by Tom Clavin
		It ISN'T filled with anecdotes ("And then Walter said to Bobby..."), descriptions of shots ("Bobby then drilled a quail-high mashie between the towering pines..."), gossip, swing analyses, etc. If this is what you're looking for, you'll be sorely disappointed.
		The format is a dual biography of Jones and Hagen in which their respective careers are compared and contrasted to give the reader an understanding of the rise of American golf in the era 1900-1930.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1585360090?v=glance (1323 words)

	WALTER HAGEN - TICKET SIGNED CIRCA 1935 CO-SIGNED BY:GENE SARAZEN , JIMMY THOMSON
		Paper Heart Ticket signed: "Walter Hagen", "Gene Sarazen" and "Jimmy Thomson", approximately 3x3.
		HAGEN won the U.S. Open in 1914 and 1919, the British Open in 1922, 1924, 1928 and 1929 and the PGA in 1921, and from 1924-1927.
		SARAZEN won the Masters in 1935, the U.S. Open in 1922 and 1932, the British Open in 1932 and the PGA in 1922, 1923 and 1933.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/1_2002/sports/WALTER_HAGEN.htm (227 words)

	Walter Hagen Posters: "Walter Hagen - The Ryder Cup England, 1933" print
		Walter Hagen Posters: "Walter Hagen - The Ryder Cup England, 1933" print
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	www.redjellyfish.com /posterstore/15713/walter-hagen.html (137 words)

	Geoff Mangum's PuttingZone - Golf's Gallery of Putting Greats 1900-1950
		Walter J. Travis as Course Designer by B Klein
		Walter Hagen in The Legend of Bagger Vance
		Jones: Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones and the Rise of American Golf
	puttingzone.com /1900-1950.html (238 words)

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		Due to health problems I have quit Golf & have a complete set of Walter Hagen 1973 Clubs in perfect condition.
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	R218-99 AUTHORIZING STREET NAME CHANGE (Walter Hagen Drive) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		WHEREAS, A petition was submitted to the City to rename the future, southernmost portion of Walter Hagen Drive to Bobby Jones Drive with the future cul-de-sac to the north to be renamed Scott Krause Court; and
		WHEREAS, The Public Services Committee reviewed the request and recommended that the street be renamed Scott Krause Drive to the south and Scott Krause Court to the north where the street intersects with the future Walter Hagen Drive to alleviate confusion and difficulty finding the court.
		This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of Resolution #218-99 which was adopted by the Common Council of the City of Muskego.
	www.ci.muskego.wi.us /resolutions/r218-99.htm (175 words)

	Fairway Marketing LLC Walter Hagen Ultra Lamilloy 4 Wood Right Handed
		Fairway Marketing LLC Walter Hagen Ultra Lamilloy 4 Wood Right Handed
		Walter Hagen Ultra Lamilloy 4 Wood Right Handed.
		Club is in fair condition with some wear and scratches.
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	Amazon.ca: Books: The Walter Hagen Story: By the Haig, Himself (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Amazon.ca: Books: The Walter Hagen Story: By the Haig, Himself
		The Walter Hagen Story: By the Haig, Himself
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	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1587261316 (118 words)

	Walter Hagen 1
		Walter Hagen winning his last British Open at Muirfield in 1929.
		Henry Cotton, the English champion, is also on the green.
		In true Hagen style he gave his caddie, Ernest Hargreaves, his winning cheque of £100.
	www.michaelheslop.com /hagen11.htm (93 words)

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