The 1922 PGA Championship was the fifth PGA Championship, held August 14–18 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. The match play field of 64 competitors qualified by sectional tournaments. This was the first PGA Championship with a field of 64 in the bracket; the previous four had fields of 32 players. In the Friday final, Gene Sarazen defeated Emmet French, 4 and 3. PGA Championship 1922: August 14–18, 1922 at Oakmont Country Club. Champion: Gene Sarazen, at def. Emmet French, 4 and 3 — 2nd major title. Wiki link