Vintage Leo Diegel Hickory Driver - Great Play Club
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If it wasn’t for Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones Leo Diegel would probably be a household name.
Leo Diegel was a runner-up in his first
in
, one stroke behind champion
. He won 28
circuit events, and was a four-time winner of the
(1924–25, 1928–29); a record for that event. In 1925, Diegel outperformed over 100 competitors to win the Florida Open (billed as the "Greatest Field Of Golfers Ever to Play in Florida") at the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club.
Diegel was selected for the first four
teams in
,
,
, and
. His greatest season was 1928, with wins at the
and the
, where he stopped the four-year winning streak of
. Diegel defeated him in the quarterfinal to avenge earlier defeats in the
quarterfinal and the
final. [5]
Diegel achieved the rare feat of defending both titles successfully in 1929, this time defeating Hagen in the semifinals of the PGA. Diegel was a runner-up to
at the
in
.
Diegel was an excellent ball-striker, but struggled with his putting after joining the tour. After extensive experimentation, he eventually developed an unusual putting style where he pointed both elbows outwards; this was referred to as 'Diegeling'. He was a tour winner from 1920 to 1934, but dropped out of regular contention when he reached his mid-30s; a playful wrestling incident in
in late 1934 with friend
caused nerve damage to his right shoulder and effectively ended his tour career
Leo Diegel was a runner-up in his first
in
, one stroke behind champion
. He won 28
circuit events, and was a four-time winner of the
(1924–25, 1928–29); a record for that event. In 1925, Diegel outperformed over 100 competitors to win the Florida Open (billed as the "Greatest Field Of Golfers Ever to Play in Florida") at the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club.
Diegel was selected for the first four
teams in
,
,
, and
. His greatest season was 1928, with wins at the
and the
, where he stopped the four-year winning streak of
. Diegel defeated him in the quarterfinal to avenge earlier defeats in the
quarterfinal and the
final. [5]
Diegel achieved the rare feat of defending both titles successfully in 1929, this time defeating Hagen in the semifinals of the PGA. Diegel was a runner-up to
at the
in
.
Diegel was an excellent ball-striker, but struggled with his putting after joining the tour. After extensive experimentation, he eventually developed an unusual putting style where he pointed both elbows outwards; this was referred to as 'Diegeling'. He was a tour winner from 1920 to 1934, but dropped out of regular contention when he reached his mid-30s; a playful wrestling incident in
in late 1934 with friend
caused nerve damage to his right shoulder and effectively ended his tour career
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