# 1920 PGA Championship > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1920_PGA_Championship > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1920_PGA_Championship.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_PGA_Championship > Source revision: 1333930461 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Golf tournament 1920 PGA Championship Tournament information Dates August 17–21, 1920 Location Flossmoor, Illinois Course Flossmoor Country Club Organized by PGA of America Tour PGA Tour Format Match play - 5 rounds Statistics Field 32 players Prize fund $2,580[1] Winner's share $500[2] Champion Jock Hutchison def. James Douglas Edgar, 1 up ← 1919 1921 → Flossmoor  Location in the [United States](/source/United_States) Flossmoor Location in [Illinois](/source/Illinois) The **1920 PGA Championship** was the third [PGA Championship](/source/PGA_Championship), which is now considered one of [golf](/source/Golf)'s [major championships](/source/Men's_major_golf_championships). It was held August 17–21 at the [Flossmoor Country Club](/source/Flossmoor_Country_Club) outside [Flossmoor, Illinois](/source/Flossmoor%2C_Illinois), a suburb south of [Chicago](/source/Chicago). The field of 32 qualified through sectional tournaments.[1] They competed in 36-hole [match play](/source/Match_play) rounds[1] in a [single-elimination tournament](/source/Single-elimination_tournament). [Harry Hampton](/source/Harry_Hampton_(golfer)) made a surprising run by winning three consecutive matches before finally succumbing to [Jock Hutchison](/source/Jock_Hutchison) in a semi-final match 4 and 3. [James Douglas Edgar](/source/James_Douglas_Edgar) won the other semi-final over [George McLean](/source/George_McLean_(golfer)) by a resounding 8 and 7 margin.[3][4][5][6] Hutchison defeated Edgar, 1 up, in the final.[2] Two-time defending champion [Jim Barnes](/source/Jim_Barnes_(golfer)) lost in the second round to [Clarence Hackney](/source/Clarence_Hackney), 5 and 4. ## Bracket 1 Round 1 August 17 Round 2 August 18 Quarter-finals August 19 Jock Hutchison 5&3 Eddie Loos Jock Hutchison 5&3 Laurie Ayton, Snr Laurie Ayton, Snr 39th Charles Hoffner Jock Hutchison 6&5 Louis Tellier Louis Tellier 10&9 Joe Roseman Louis Tellier 4&2 Charles Mayo Charles Mayo 2&1 Lloyd Gullickson ## Bracket 2 Round 1 August 17 Round 2 August 18 Quarter-finals August 19 James Douglas Edgar 1 up Pat O'Hara James Douglas Edgar 11&9 Joe Sylvester Joe Sylvester 4&3 Tom Boyd James Douglas Edgar 5&4 Bob MacDonald Bob MacDonald 4&3 Leo Diegel Bob MacDonald 1 up Bill Mehlhorn Bill Mehlhorn 3&2 Wallie Nelson ## Bracket 3 Round 1 August 17 Round 2 August 18 Quarter-finals August 19 Harry Hampton 6&5 Jack Gordon Harry Hampton 5&4 George Thompson George Thompson 3&2 Isaac Mackie Harry Hampton 4&3 Clarence Hackney Clarence Hackney 3&2 Phil Hesler Clarence Hackney 5&4 Jim Barnes Jim Barnes 4&3 George Bowden ## Bracket 4 Round 1 August 17 Round 2 August 18 Quarter-finals August 19 George McLean 6&5 George Sayers George McLean 8&7 Tom Kennett Tom Kennett 2&1 Otto Hackbarth George McLean 38th Peter O'Hara Peter O'Hara 1 up Pat Doyle Peter O'Hara 5&4 Alex Cunningham Alex Cunningham 2&1 Willie Macfarlane ## Final four Semi-finals August 20 Finals August 21 Jock Hutchison 4&3 Harry Hampton Jock Hutchison 1 up James Douglas Edgar James Douglas Edgar 8&7 George McLean ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pga_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pga_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pga_1-2) ["Tournament Info for: 1920 PGA Championship"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191138/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=419&date=1920&tourn_name_id=2). *PGA Media Guide*. [PGA of America](/source/PGA_of_America). Archived from [the original](http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=419&date=1920&tourn_name_id=2) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2011. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-F_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-F_2-1) ["Hutchison Victor Over Edgar, 1 Up"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/22/113309620.pdf) (PDF). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [New York, New York](/source/New_York%2C_New_York). August 22, 1920. Retrieved March 23, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-R32_3-0)** ["Pro Golfers Begin Five-Day Struggle"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/18/96893862.pdf) (PDF). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [New York, New York](/source/New_York%2C_New_York). August 18, 1920. Retrieved March 23, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-R16_4-0)** ["Barnes Eliminated In Pro Golf Play"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/19/96894222.pdf) (PDF). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [New York, New York](/source/New_York%2C_New_York). August 19, 1920. Retrieved March 23, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-QF_5-0)** ["M'Lean Pulls Golf Match From Fire"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/20/96894678.pdf) (PDF). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [New York, New York](/source/New_York%2C_New_York). August 20, 1920. Retrieved March 23, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SF_6-0)** ["Hutchison Reaches Final In Pro Golf"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/21/96895097.pdf) (PDF). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [New York, New York](/source/New_York%2C_New_York). August 21, 1920. Retrieved March 23, 2011. ## External links - [PGA Media Guide 2012](http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_PGAChamp.pdf) - [Results at golfobserver.com](http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=Majors&name=&year=1920&tournament=PGA+Championship&in=Search)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] - [PGA.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20060827093820/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_1920.html) – 1920 PGA Championship v t e 1920 men's major golf championships The Open Championship U.S. Open PGA Championship v t e PGA Championships 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 [41°32′06″N 87°40′23″W / 41.535°N 87.673°W / 41.535; -87.673](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=1920_PGA_Championship¶ms=41.535_N_87.673_W_type:event) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1920 PGA Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_PGA_Championship) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_PGA_Championship?action=history)). 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