1919 PGA Championship: Jim Barnes wins at Engineers Country Club
Jim Barnes won the 1919 PGA Championship at Engineers Country Club in Roslyn Harbor, New York, beating Fred McLeod 6 & 5 in the final.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1919 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- September 16, 1919 to September 20, 1919
- Course
- Engineers Country Club, Roslyn Harbor, New York
- Edition
- 2nd PGA Championship
- Format
- match play
- Par
- 70
- Field
- 32
- Match-play field
- 32 · 36 every round
- Purse
- $2,580 · winner's share $500
- Champion
- Jim Barnes · age 33 · England · born Lelant, Cornwall, England
- Champion's title
- 2nd PGA Championship
- Final
- 6 & 5 (36-hole final)
- Runner-up
- Fred McLeod
The draw as recorded: Round of 32 to final (complete).
The final, 1919 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Barnes | def. | Fred McLeod | 6 & 5 |
Semifinals, 1919 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Barnes | def. | Bob MacDonald | 5 & 4 |
| Fred McLeod | def. | George McLean | 3 & 2 |
Quarterfinals, 1919 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Barnes | def. | Emmet French | 3 & 2 |
| Bob MacDonald | def. | Jock Hutchison | 3 & 2 |
| George McLean | def. | James West | 9 & 7 |
| Fred McLeod | def. | J. Douglas Edgar | 8 & 6 |
Round of 16, 1919 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Barnes | def. | Otto Hackbarth | 3 & 2 |
| Emmet French | def. | Tom Kerrigan | 2 up |
| Bob MacDonald | def. | George Fotheringham | 2 & 1 |
| Jock Hutchison | def. | Tom McNamara | 8 & 6 |
| J. Douglas Edgar | def. | Harry Hampton | 7 & 6 |
| Fred McLeod | def. | George Gordon | 2 up |
| James West | def. | Wilfrid Reid | 2 & 1 |
| George McLean | def. | Mike Brady | 6 & 5 |
Round of 32, 1919 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Barnes | def. | Carl Anderson | 8 & 6 |
| Otto Hackbarth | def. | Joe Sylvester | 5 & 4 |
| Tom Kerrigan | def. | Bill Mehlhorn | 3 & 2 |
| Emmett French | def. | Clarence Hackney | 7 & 6 |
| Bob MacDonald | def. | Tom Boyd | 1 up |
| George Fotheringham | def. | Eddie Loos | 8 & 6 |
| Tom McNamara | def. | Louis Martucci | 7 & 6 |
| Jock Hutchison | def. | John Bredemus | 6 & 5 |
| Harry Hampton | def. | Jack Hobens | 7 & 6 |
| Douglas Edgar | def. | Joe Rosman | won by default |
| Fred McLeod | def. | James Rose | 9 & 7 |
| George Gordon | def. | Dave Wilson | 3 & 2 |
| Wilfred Reid | def. | Pat Doyle | 1 up |
| James West | def. | Willie Kidd | won by default |
| M.J. Brady | def. | Louis Tellier | 7 & 6 |
| George McLean | def. | Johnny Farrell | 7 & 6 |
What happened at the 1919 PGA Championship
Barnes defended his 1916 title by beating Fred McLeod 6 & 5 in the first PGA after the two-year wartime break.
The final matched 6-foot-3 Barnes against 5-foot-4 McLeod, the 1908 U.S. Open champion.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H and 2B, every recorded match).