1945 PGA Championship

August 2023 1945 PGA Championship Kettering, Ohio Moraine Country Club July 9–15, 1945 72 PGA of America PGA Tour 143 players,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2V9JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WoQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4335%2C2276333 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Denny Shute cards sizzlind five-under-par 67, paces P.G.A. qualifying field July 10, 1945 1032 to match play 148 (+6), playoff Match play - 5 rounds $14,700http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=463&date=1945&tourn_name_id=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023170644/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=463&date=1945&tourn_name_id=2 dead October 23, 2006 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1945 PGA Championship April 18, 2013 $5,000 in war bondshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A8QoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=12kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=896%2C3184471 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nelson defeats Byrd in PGA final Associated Press July 16, 2013 16 USA 1912 Byron Nelson def. Sam Byrd, 4 and 3 1944 1946 USA 1 Moraine CC 39.690 -84.196 Location in the United States left 5 230 USA Ohio 1 Moraine CC 39.690 -84.196 Location in Ohio 5 130 The 1945 PGA Championship was the 27th PGA Championship, held July 9–15 at Moraine Country Club in Kettering, Ohio, a suburb south of Dayton. Then a match play championship, Byron Nelson won 4 and 3 in the final over Sam Byrd,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1945/07/16/page/19/ Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Nelson beats Byrd, 4 and 3, to take P.G.A. crown July 16, 1945 19 a former major league baseball player.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1945/07/15/page/19/article/byron-nelson-and-sam-byrd-battle-today-for-p-g-a-crown Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Byron Nelson and Sam Byrd battle today for P.G.A. crown July 15, 1945 1, sec. 2 It was Nelson's fifth and final major title and his second win at the PGA Championship; he also won in 1940 and was a runner-up three times (1939, 1941, 1944). The winner's share of the purse was $5,000 in war bonds. The victory was the ninth of Nelson's record eleven consecutive wins in 1945. Defending champion Bob Hamilton was defeated in the first round by Jack Grout, 4 and 3. Due to World War II, the PGA Championship was the sole major played in 1945 (and 1944). The three others returned in 1946. Format The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1945 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days: Monday and Tuesday – 36-hole stroke play qualifier, 18 holes per day, field of 78 players; defending champion Bob Hamilton and top 31 professionals advanced to match play Wednesday – first round – 36 holes Thursday – second round – 36 holes Friday – quarterfinals – 36 holes Saturday – semifinals – 36 holes Sunday – final – 36 holes Final results Sunday, July 15, 1945 PlacePlayerCountry1 USA 1912 Byron Nelson 2 USA 1912 Sam Byrd T3 USA 1912 Clarence Doser USA 1912 Claude HarmonT5 USA 1912 Vic Ghezzi USA 1912 Ralph Hutchison USA 1912 Ky Laffoon USA 1912 Denny Shute Final eight bracket Quarter-finalsJuly 13 Semi-finalsJuly 14 FinalsJuly 15 35px 100px Byron Nelson 3&2 Denny Shute Claude Harmon 4&3 Ralph Hutchison Sam Byrd 7&6 Vic Ghezzi Clarence Doser 2&1 Ky Laffoon Byron Nelson 5&4 Claude Harmon Sam Byrd 7&6 Clarence Doser Byron Nelson 4&3 Sam Byrd Final match scorecards Morning Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par434534454 443543454USA 1912 Nelson 343534364433543354USA 1912 Byrd 434534363443542343 Leader N1–N1N1N1N1N1N1––N1N1N1N1––B1B2 Afternoon Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par434534454 443543454USA 1912 Nelson 434434454433443Nelson wins4 and 3USA 1912 Byrd 433534564444553 Leader B2B2B3B2B2B2B1–––N1N2N3N4N4 Source: {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background:Pink; width:10px;"| |Birdie |style="background:PaleGreen; width:10px;"| |Bogey |} References External links PGA Media Guide 2012 PGA.com – 1945 PGA Championship 1945 39.690 -84.196 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio Category:Kettering, Ohio PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship