{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 1920 PGA Championship | image = | caption = | dates = August 17–21, 1920 | location = [[Flossmoor, Illinois]] | course = [[Flossmoor Country Club]] | org = [[PGA of America]] | lang = | tour = [[PGA Tour]] | par = | yardage = | field = 32 players | cut = | format = [[Match play]] - 5 rounds | purse = [[United States dollar|$]]2,580<ref name=pga/> | winners_share = $500<ref name=F/> | champion = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jock Hutchison]] | score = def. [[James Douglas Edgar]], 1 up | previous = [[1919 PGA Championship|1919]] | next = [[1921 PGA Championship|1921]] }} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = <small>Flossmoor </small> |lat = 41.535 |long = -87.673 |caption = Location in the [[United States]] |marksize = 5 |position = left |float = |background = |width = 230 }} {{Location map |USA Illinois |relief = 1 |label = <small>Flossmoor</small> |lat = 41.535 |long = -87.673 |caption = Location in [[Illinois]] |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 130 }} The '''1920 PGA Championship''' was the third [[PGA Championship]], which is now considered one of [[golf]]'s [[men's major golf championships|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.<ref name=pga/> They competed in 36-hole [[match play]] rounds<ref name=pga/> in a [[single-elimination tournament]].
[[Harry Hampton (golfer)|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 (golfer)|George McLean]] by a resounding 8 and 7 margin.<ref name=R32/><ref name=R16/><ref name=QF/><ref name=SF/> Hutchison defeated Edgar, 1 up, in the final.<ref name=F/>
Two-time defending champion [[Jim Barnes (golfer)|Jim Barnes]] lost in the second round to [[Clarence Hackney]], 5 and 4.
==Bracket 1== {{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1 = Round 1<br>August 17 | RD2 = Round 2<br>August 18 | RD3 = Quarter-finals<br>August 19
| score-width = 35px | team-width = 130px
| RD1-team1 = '''[[Jock Hutchison]]''' | RD1-score1 = 5&3 | RD1-team2 = [[Eddie Loos]] | RD1-score2 =
| RD1-team3 = '''[[Laurie Ayton, Snr]]''' | RD1-score3 = 39th | RD1-team4 = [[Charles Hoffner]] | RD1-score4 =
| RD1-team5 = '''[[Louis Tellier (golfer)|Louis Tellier]]''' | RD1-score5 = 10&9 | RD1-team6 = [[Joe Roseman]] | RD1-score6 =
| RD1-team7 = '''[[Charles Mayo (golfer)|Charles Mayo]]''' | RD1-score7 = 2&1 | RD1-team8 = [[Lloyd Gullickson]] | RD1-score8 =
| RD2-team1 = '''[[Jock Hutchison]]''' | RD2-score1 = 5&3 | RD2-team2 = [[Laurie Ayton, Snr]] | RD2-score2 =
| RD2-team3 = '''[[Louis Tellier (golfer)|Louis Tellier]]''' | RD2-score3 = 4&2 | RD2-team4 = [[Charles Mayo (golfer)|Charles Mayo]] | RD2-score4 =
| RD3-team1 = '''[[Jock Hutchison]]''' | RD3-score1 = 6&5 | RD3-team2 = [[Louis Tellier (golfer)|Louis Tellier]] | RD3-score2 = }}
==Bracket 2== {{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1 = Round 1<br>August 17 | RD2 = Round 2<br>August 18 | RD3 = Quarter-finals<br>August 19
| score-width = 35px | team-width = 130px
| RD1-team1 = '''[[James Douglas Edgar]]''' | RD1-score1 = 1 up | RD1-team2 = [[Pat O'Hara (golfer)|Pat O'Hara]] | RD1-score2 =
| RD1-team3 = '''[[Joe Sylvester]]''' | RD1-score3 = 4&3 | RD1-team4 = [[Tom Boyd (golfer)|Tom Boyd]] | RD1-score4 =
| RD1-team5 = '''[[Bob MacDonald (golfer)|Bob MacDonald]]''' | RD1-score5 = 4&3 | RD1-team6 = [[Leo Diegel]] | RD1-score6 =
| RD1-team7 = '''[[Bill Mehlhorn]]''' | RD1-score7 = 3&2 | RD1-team8 = [[Wallie Nelson]] | RD1-score8 =
| RD2-team1 = '''[[James Douglas Edgar]]''' | RD2-score1 = 11&9 | RD2-team2 = [[Joe Sylvester]] | RD2-score2 =
| RD2-team3 = '''[[Bob MacDonald (golfer)|Bob MacDonald]]''' | RD2-score3 = 1 up | RD2-team4 = [[Bill Mehlhorn]] | RD2-score4 =
| RD3-team1 = '''[[James Douglas Edgar]]''' | RD3-score1 = 5&4 | RD3-team2 = [[Bob MacDonald (golfer)|Bob MacDonald]] | RD3-score2 = }}
==Bracket 3== {{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1 = Round 1<br>August 17 | RD2 = Round 2<br>August 18 | RD3 = Quarter-finals<br>August 19
| score-width = 35px | team-width = 130px
| RD1-team1 = '''[[Harry Hampton (golfer)|Harry Hampton]]''' | RD1-score1 = 6&5 | RD1-team2 = [[Jack Gordon (golfer)|Jack Gordon]] | RD1-score2 =
| RD1-team3 = '''[[George Thompson (golfer)|George Thompson]]''' | RD1-score3 = 3&2 | RD1-team4 = [[Isaac Mackie]] | RD1-score4 =
| RD1-team5 = '''[[Clarence Hackney]]''' | RD1-score5 = 3&2 | RD1-team6 = [[Phil Hesler]] | RD1-score6 =
| RD1-team7 = '''[[Jim Barnes (golfer)|Jim Barnes]]''' | RD1-score7 = 4&3 | RD1-team8 = [[George Bowden (golfer)|George Bowden]] | RD1-score8 =
| RD2-team1 = '''[[Harry Hampton (golfer)|Harry Hampton]]''' | RD2-score1 = 5&4 | RD2-team2 = [[George Thompson (golfer)|George Thompson]] | RD2-score2 =
| RD2-team3 = '''[[Clarence Hackney]]''' | RD2-score3 = 5&4 | RD2-team4 = [[Jim Barnes (golfer)|Jim Barnes]] | RD2-score4 =
| RD3-team1 = '''[[Harry Hampton (golfer)|Harry Hampton]]''' | RD3-score1 = 4&3 | RD3-team2 = [[Clarence Hackney]] | RD3-score2 = }}
==Bracket 4== {{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds | RD1 = Round 1<br>August 17 | RD2 = Round 2<br>August 18 | RD3 = Quarter-finals<br>August 19
| score-width = 35px | team-width = 130px
| RD1-team1 = '''[[George McLean (golfer)|George McLean]]''' | RD1-score1 = 6&5 | RD1-team2 = [[George Sayers]] | RD1-score2 =
| RD1-team3 = '''[[Tom Kennett]]''' | RD1-score3 = 2&1 | RD1-team4 = [[Otto Hackbarth]] | RD1-score4 =
| RD1-team5 = '''[[Peter O'Hara]]''' | RD1-score5 = 1 up | RD1-team6 = [[Pat Doyle (golfer)|Pat Doyle]] | RD1-score6 =
| RD1-team7 = '''[[Alex Cunningham (golfer)|Alex Cunningham]]''' | RD1-score7 = 2&1 | RD1-team8 = [[Willie Macfarlane]] | RD1-score8 =
| RD2-team1 = '''[[George McLean (golfer)|George McLean]]''' | RD2-score1 = 8&7 | RD2-team2 = [[Tom Kennett]] | RD2-score2 =
| RD2-team3 = '''[[Peter O'Hara]]''' | RD2-score3 = 5&4 | RD2-team4 = [[Alex Cunningham (golfer)|Alex Cunningham]] | RD2-score4 =
| RD3-team1 = '''[[George McLean (golfer)|George McLean]]''' | RD3-score1 = 38th | RD3-team2 = [[Peter O'Hara]] | RD3-score2 = }}
==Final four== {{4TeamBracket | RD1 = Semi-finals<br>August 20 | RD2 = Finals<br>August 21
| score-width = 35px | team-width = 145px
| RD1-seed1 = | RD1-seed2 = | RD1-seed3 = | RD1-seed4 =
| RD1-team1 = '''[[Jock Hutchison]]''' | RD1-score1 = 4&3 | RD1-team2 = [[Harry Hampton (golfer)|Harry Hampton]] | RD1-score2 =
| RD1-team3 = '''[[James Douglas Edgar]]''' | RD1-score3 = 8&7 | RD1-team4 = [[George McLean (golfer)|George McLean]] | RD1-score4 =
| RD2-team1 = '''[[Jock Hutchison]]''' | RD2-score1 = 1 up | RD2-team2 = [[James Douglas Edgar]] | RD2-score2 = }}
==References== <references> <ref name=pga>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=419&date=1920&tourn_name_id=2 |title=Tournament Info for: 1920 PGA Championship |work=PGA Media Guide |publisher=[[PGA of America]] |accessdate=March 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191138/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=419&date=1920&tourn_name_id=2 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name=R32>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/18/96893862.pdf |title=Pro Golfers Begin Five-Day Struggle |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[New York, New York]] |date=August 18, 1920 |accessdate=March 23, 2011}}</ref> <ref name=R16>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/19/96894222.pdf |title=Barnes Eliminated In Pro Golf Play |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[New York, New York]] |date=August 19, 1920 |accessdate=March 23, 2011}}</ref> <ref name=QF>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/20/96894678.pdf |title=M'Lean Pulls Golf Match From Fire |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[New York, New York]] |date=August 20, 1920 |accessdate=March 23, 2011}}</ref> <ref name=SF>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/21/96895097.pdf |title=Hutchison Reaches Final In Pro Golf|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[New York, New York]] |date=August 21, 1920 |accessdate=March 23, 2011}}</ref> <ref name=F>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/22/113309620.pdf |title=Hutchison Victor Over Edgar, 1 Up |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[New York, New York]] |date=August 22, 1920 |accessdate=March 23, 2011}}</ref> </references>
==External links== *[http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_PGAChamp.pdf PGA Media Guide 2012] *[http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=Majors&name=&year=1920&tournament=PGA+Championship&in=Search Results at golfobserver.com]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060827093820/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1920.html PGA.com] – 1920 PGA Championship
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