1920 PGA Championship

August 2023 1920 PGA Championship August 17–21, 1920 Flossmoor, Illinois Flossmoor Country Club PGA of America PGA Tour 32 players Match play - 5 rounds $2,580 $500 SCO Jock Hutchison def. James Douglas Edgar, 1 up 1919 1921 USA 1 Flossmoor  41.535 -87.673 Location in the United States 5 left 230 USA Illinois 1 Flossmoor 41.535 -87.673 Location in Illinois 5 130 The 1920 PGA Championship was the third PGA Championship, which is now considered one of golf's major championships. It was held August 17–21 at the Flossmoor Country Club outside Flossmoor, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. The field of 32 qualified through sectional tournaments. They competed in 36-hole match play rounds in a single-elimination tournament. Harry Hampton made a surprising run by winning three consecutive matches before finally succumbing to Jock Hutchison in a semi-final match 4 and 3. James Douglas Edgar won the other semi-final over George McLean by a resounding 8 and 7 margin. Hutchison defeated Edgar, 1 up, in the final. Two-time defending champion Jim Barnes lost in the second round to Clarence Hackney, 5 and 4. Bracket 1 Round 1August 17 Round 2August 18 Quarter-finalsAugust 19 35px 130px Jock Hutchison 5&3 Eddie Loos Laurie Ayton, Snr 39th Charles Hoffner Louis Tellier 10&9 Joe Roseman Charles Mayo 2&1 Lloyd Gullickson Jock Hutchison 5&3 Laurie Ayton, Snr Louis Tellier 4&2 Charles Mayo Jock Hutchison 6&5 Louis Tellier Bracket 2 Round 1August 17 Round 2August 18 Quarter-finalsAugust 19 35px 130px James Douglas Edgar 1 up Pat O'Hara Joe Sylvester 4&3 Tom Boyd Bob MacDonald 4&3 Leo Diegel Bill Mehlhorn 3&2 Wallie Nelson James Douglas Edgar 11&9 Joe Sylvester Bob MacDonald 1 up Bill Mehlhorn James Douglas Edgar 5&4 Bob MacDonald Bracket 3 Round 1August 17 Round 2August 18 Quarter-finalsAugust 19 35px 130px Harry Hampton 6&5 Jack Gordon George Thompson 3&2 Isaac Mackie Clarence Hackney 3&2 Phil Hesler Jim Barnes 4&3 George Bowden Harry Hampton 5&4 George Thompson Clarence Hackney 5&4 Jim Barnes Harry Hampton 4&3 Clarence Hackney Bracket 4 Round 1August 17 Round 2August 18 Quarter-finalsAugust 19 35px 130px George McLean 6&5 George Sayers Tom Kennett 2&1 Otto Hackbarth Peter O'Hara 1 up Pat Doyle Alex Cunningham 2&1 Willie Macfarlane George McLean 8&7 Tom Kennett Peter O'Hara 5&4 Alex Cunningham George McLean 38th Peter O'Hara Final four Semi-finalsAugust 20 FinalsAugust 21 35px 145px Jock Hutchison 4&3 Harry Hampton James Douglas Edgar 8&7 George McLean Jock Hutchison 1 up James Douglas Edgar References http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=419&date=1920&tourn_name_id=2 Tournament Info for: 1920 PGA Championship PGA Media Guide PGA of America March 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191138/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=419&date=1920&tourn_name_id=2 July 18, 2011 dead https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/18/96893862.pdf Pro Golfers Begin Five-Day Struggle The New York Times New York, New York August 18, 1920 March 23, 2011 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/19/96894222.pdf Barnes Eliminated In Pro Golf Play The New York Times New York, New York August 19, 1920 March 23, 2011 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/20/96894678.pdf M'Lean Pulls Golf Match From Fire The New York Times New York, New York August 20, 1920 March 23, 2011 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/21/96895097.pdf Hutchison Reaches Final In Pro Golf The New York Times New York, New York August 21, 1920 March 23, 2011 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/22/113309620.pdf Hutchison Victor Over Edgar, 1 Up The New York Times New York, New York August 22, 1920 March 23, 2011 External links PGA Media Guide 2012 Results at golfobserver.comAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes PGA.com – 1920 PGA Championship 1920 41.535 -87.673 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Illinois PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship Category:Sports competitions in Cook County, Illinois