The victory ran Hagen's match record at the PGA Championship in the 1920s to 25–1 (.962), falling only to Gene Sarazen in 38 holes in the 1923 finals.

Hagen won the following year in 1927 for his fourth consecutive title, but Diegel stopped the streak in 1928 and repeated in 1929.

In both years, Diegel defeated both Hagen and Gene Sarazen, the only winners of the title from 1921 through 1927, in the quarterfinals and semifinals.

The 90-hole Salisbury Golf Club ran into financial difficulty during the 1930s and its land was acquired by Nassau County.

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1926 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in six days:[1] Saturday, September 25, 1926