High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1923 PGA Championship was the sixth PGA Championship, which is now considered one of golf`s major championships. It was played from September 24-29 at the Pelham Country Club in Pelham Manor, New York. The field of 64 golfers qualified by sectional tournaments. They competed in 36-hole match play rounds in a single-elimination tournament.Gene Sarazen defeated Walter Hagen, 38 holes, in the final. It was Sarazen`s second consecutive PGA Championship win.