1920 PGA Championship

1920 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 17–21, 1920
LocationFlossmoor, Illinois
Course(s)Flossmoor Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatMatch play - 5 rounds
Statistics
Field32 players
Prize fund$2,580[1]
Winner's share$500[2]
Champion
Scotland Jock Hutchison
def. James Douglas Edgar, 1 up
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Flossmoor  is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Flossmoor is located in Illinois
Flossmoor
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Location in Illinois

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.[1] They competed in 36-hole match play rounds[1] 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.[3][4][5][6] Hutchison defeated Edgar, 1 up, in the final.[2]

Two-time defending champion Jim Barnes lost in the second round to Clarence Hackney, 5 and 4.

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