PGA Championship
Aug 18 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: 20-year old US Open champion Gene Sarazen defeats Emmet French, 4 & 3 in the final
US Open Women's Tennis
Aug 19 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Germantown CC, PA: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Helen Wills Moody 6-3, 6-1 for her 7th US singles crown
World Record 3000m
Aug 27 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:28.6)
- Aug 28 1st Walker Cup in Golf: US beats England 8-4