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Walter Hagen CupThe Walter Hagen CupEach year the Walter Hagen Cup is awarded to thechampion of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match PlayChampionship.The Walter Hagen Cup was designed and producedby Wedgwood, a sister company of Waterford Crystal. JosiahWedgwood’s 1774 invention of Jasper is exquisitely interpretedin a handcrafted trophy featuring precious metal components andembellishments.The winner of each of the World Golf Championships isawarded a Wedgwood trophy named after a great international figurein the game. The Gary Player Cup is awarded to the champion of theBridgestone Invitational. The winner of the CA Championship receivesthe Gene Sarazen Cup.Walter HagenIn addition to being one of the game’s best players, WalterHagen was perhaps golf’s greatest showman. Hagen was golf’s firstfull-time touring professional. He won 40 times on the PGA TOUR,including 11 times in major championships. It is appropriate thatthe World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championshiptrophy bears his name as he was perhaps the greatest match playerin history. He won five PGA Championships in match play, includingfour consecutive from 1924-1927. He once won 22 straight 36-holematches in the PGA and 32 out of 33 between the first round in 1921and the fourth round of 1928. In six Ryder Cup matches, his recordwas 7-1-1. Hagen, an inaugural member of the World Golf Hall ofFame, also won two U.S. Opens and four British Opens.160 / 2013 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship Media Guide pgatour.COM