1920 PGA Championship: Jock Hutchison wins at Flossmoor Country Club
Jock Hutchison won the 1920 PGA Championship at Flossmoor Country Club in Flossmoor, Illinois, beating J. Douglas Edgar 1 up in the final.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1920 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 17, 1920 to August 21, 1920
- Course
- Flossmoor Country Club, Flossmoor, Illinois
- Edition
- 3rd PGA Championship
- Format
- match play
- Field
- 32
- Match-play field
- 32 · 36 every round
- Purse
- $2,580 · winner's share $500
- Champion
- Jock Hutchison · age 36 · Scotland / United States · born St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- Final
- 1 up (36-hole final)
- Runner-up
- J. Douglas Edgar
The draw as recorded: Round of 32 to final (complete).
The final, 1920 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jock Hutchison | def. | J. Douglas Edgar | 1 up |
Semifinals, 1920 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Douglas Edgar | def. | George McLean | 8 & 7 |
| Jock Hutchison | def. | Harry Hampton | 4 & 3 |
Quarterfinals, 1920 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George McLean | def. | Peter O'Hara | won on 38th hole |
| J. Douglas Edgar | def. | Bob MacDonald | 5 & 4 |
| Harry Hampton | def. | Clarence Hackney | 4 & 3 |
| Jock Hutchison | def. | Louis Tellier | 6 & 5 |
Round of 16, 1920 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter O'Hara | def. | Alex Cunningham | 5 & 4 |
| George McLean | def. | Tom Kennett | 8 & 7 |
| J. Douglas Edgar | def. | Joe Sylvester | 11 & 9 |
| Bob MacDonald | def. | Bill Mehlhorn | 1 up |
| Harry Hampton | def. | George Thompson | 5 & 4 |
| Clarence Hackney | def. | Jim Barnes | 5 & 4 |
| Louis Tellier | def. | Charles Mayo | 4 & 2 |
| Jock Hutchison | def. | Laurie Ayton Sr. | 5 & 3 |
Round of 32, 1920 PGA Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Cunningham | def. | Willie MacFarlane | 2 & 1 |
| Peter O’Hara | def. | Pat Doyle | 1 up |
| George McLean | def. | George Sayers | 6 & 5 |
| Tom Kennett | def. | Otto Hackbarth | 2 & 1 |
| Douglas Edgar | def. | Pat O’Hara | 1 up |
| Joe Sylvester | def. | Tom Boyd | 4 & 3 |
| Bob MacDonald | def. | Leo Diegel | 4 & 3 |
| Bill Mehlhorn | def. | Wallie Nelson | 3 & 2 |
| Harry Hampton | def. | Jack Gordon | 6 & 5 |
| George Thompson | def. | Isaac Mackie | 3 & 2 |
| Clarence Hackney | def. | Phil Hesler | 3 & 2 |
| Jim Barnes | def. | George Bowden | 4 & 3 |
| Charles Mayo | def. | Lloyd Gullickson | 2 & 1 |
| Louis Tellier | def. | Joe Rosman | 10 & 9 |
| Laurie Ayton Sr. | def. | Charles Hoffner | won on 39th hole |
| Jock Hutchison | def. | Eddie Loos | 5 & 3 |
What happened at the 1920 PGA Championship
Hutchison led Edgar by three holes with five to play, Edgar won the next two, then three-putted the following hole.
Clarence Hackney ended Jim Barnes's PGA reign, beating the two-time champion 5 & 4 in the round of 16.
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).