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How did Walter Hagen win four consecutive PGA Championships?
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Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy competing in the final round of the 2012 PGA Championship.
The premise that Walter Hagen won four consecutive PGA Championships is accurate, as he achieved this feat from 1924 through 1927.12
During this era, the tournament was conducted as a match-play competition rather than the 72-hole stroke-play format used today. Hagenās dominance during the 1920s is widely considered to have eclipsed all other competitors of that time. His success was characterized by his exceptional self-confidence and his ability to perform under pressure, which helped him secure these four consecutive titles following his initial PGA Championship victory in 1921.21