1920 - Men (All)
The winners in the category "1920 - Men (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (55th) (Jun 30-Jul 1). Second-placed Alex "Sandy" Herd (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Duncan (Scot). [Royal Cinque Ports GC, Deal, Kent].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (24th) (Aug 12/13). Second-placed Harry Vardon (Jersey), Jack Burke (USA), Leo Diegel (USA) and Jock Hutchison (Scot/USA) finished 1 shot behind Edward "Ted" Ray (Jersey). [Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (3rd) (Aug 17-21). Hutchison (Scot/USA) beat J. Douglas Edgar (Eng) 1-up in the 36-hole final. [Flossmoor CC, Flossmoor, IL].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (31st). Tolley (Eng) beat Robert "Bob" Gardner (USA) at the 37th hole in the final. [Muirfield - The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, East Lothian].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (24th) (Sept 6-11). Charles "Chick" Evans Jr (USA) beat Francis Ouimet (USA) 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final. [Engineers CC, Roslyn Harbor, NY].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Andres Perez (Arg) finished in second place behind Jurado (Arg). [San Andres GC, Buenos Aires].
Played as the Bellevue Country Club Open.
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (Aug 4/5). Second-placed Clarence Hackney (Scot/USA), Harry Hampton (Scot/USA) and defending champion Jim Barnes (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Jock Hutchison (Scot/USA). [No.1 (South) course (par-72), Olympia Fields CC, nr Chicago, IL. One of the first two rounds for each player on the par-74 No.2 course, which no longer exists].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (Aug 26-28). Defending champion James Douglas Edgar (Eng) beat Tommy Armour (Scot/USA) and Charlie Murray (Can) in an 18-hole Sunday playoff (Edgar 73, Murray 74, Armour 75). [Rivermead GC, Aylmer, nr Ottawa, Que.].
Played as the Florida West Coast Open.
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open (July 28-31). Defending champion Walter Hagen (USA) beat Jim Barnes (Eng) in an 18-hole Saturday playoff (Hagen 70, Barnes 74), to record his third straight win in this event. [Greenwich CC, Greenwich, Connecticut].
America
x
Played as the North & South Open (March 29/30). Second-placed Clarence Hackney (Scot/USA) and Walter Hagen (USA) finished 1 shot behind Fred McLeod (Scot/USA). [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina; opening 36-holes on No.3 Course].
America
PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (July 20/21). Second-placed Ted Ray (Jersey) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Jim Barnes (Eng). [Shawnee CC & Inn, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania; at the time the Inn was known as the Buckwood Inn].
America
x
Played as the Southern Open (Sept 30-Oct 2). Second-placed Bobby Jones (USA, amateur) finished 2 shots behind J. Douglas Edgar (Eng). [East Lake GC, Atlanta, Georgia].
Europe
x
Played as the Belgian Open (July 13). Jones (Eng) beat Aubrey Boomer (Jersey) and Henry Burrows (Eng) in an 18-hole playoff. The 36 regulation holes and 18 extra holes were all played in the same day. [Zoute GC, Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 5-8). Defending champion Mitchell (Eng) beat Josh Taylor (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey].
Europe
Daily Mail
Played as the Daily Mail £580 Tournament (formerly called St Andrews Tournament). Second-placed Abe Mitchell (Eng) finished 7 shots behind defending champion Duncan (Scot). [Royal North Devon GC, Westward Ho!, Bideford, Devon].
Europe
x
Played as the Dutch Open (July 11/12; field of 16 players). Burrows (Eng) beat Jacob Oosterveer (Neth) in a 36-hole playoff (Burrows 146; Oosterveer 151). [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France. Hagen (USA) beat Eugène Lafitte (Fra) in a 36-hole playoff (Hagen 149, Lafitte 154). [Vallée course, Racing Club de France (RCF), La Boulie GC, Versailles, nr Paris].
Europe
x
Spanish Open not played in 1920.
Asia
x
Played as the Philippine Open. Won by defending champion Ian Collier Trotter MacGregor (Scot, amateur). [Manila GC, Caloocan City, Manila; this course no longer exists. Club now known as Manila G&CC, with its course at Makati, Manila].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (July 16/17). Second-placed Dan Soutar (Scot/Aus) finished 5 shots behind Joe Kirkwood Sr (Aus). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Championship result not known. [Concord GC, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the New Zealand Open. Second-placed Arthur East (Aus) and Sloan Morpeth (NZ, amateur) finished 11 shots behind Joe Kirkwood Sr (Aus). [St Andrews course, Hamilton GC, Hamilton, NZ].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the New Zealand PGA Championship (Sept 16-18). Joe Kirkwood Sr (Aus) beat Arthur East (Aus) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final. [St Andrews course, Hamilton GC, Hamilton, NZ].
Note: this was the first NZ PGA Championship run by the NZ PGA (an organisation established in 1913). The tournament was previously run by the NZ Golf Association, and played as the NZ Professional Championship (at the same time as the NZ Amateur Championship).
Africa
x
Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Bertie Elkin (S Africa) finished 2 shots behind Waters (Scot/S Africa). [Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Jo'burg, RSA. Club known as Johannesburg GC at the time].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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