1920 PGA Championship
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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 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 |
External links
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- – 1920 PGA Championship
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