Golf
b. April 27, 1899, Detroit, MI
d. May 8, 1951
"Eagle Diegel," as he was known after winning the Canadian Open with a 274 that included one round of 65, was a terribly nervous golfer who seemed able to relax during matches--he won the PGA championship in 1928 and 1929, when it was at match play--but not during major stroke play tournaments.
Diegel, who set a 72-hole record with a 275 in the 1922 Shreveport Open, finished among the top eight in the British and U. S. Opens eleven times without winning. He once bet he could shoot a 30 for nine holes and won the bet with a 29. A fellow golfer said that Diegel, given a week's practice, could probably break the course record anywhere--as long as he didn't have to wait for other foursomes or other players to get out of his way.
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