1920 PGA Championship
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. 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 (golfer)|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.