1940 - Men America
The winners in the category "1940 - Men America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
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Played as the (last) Anthracite Open (Sept 6-8). Second-placed Byron Nelson (USA) finished 2 shots behind Sam Snead (USA), who recorded his 20th PGA Tour win. [Scranton CC, Scranton, Pennsylvania].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Emilio Serra (Arg) and Leonardo Nicolosi (Arg) finished in second place behind Gonzalez (Brazil, amateur). [GC Argentino, Del Viso, Buenos Aires].
Played as the Asheville "Land of the Sky" Open.
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (Feb 18-21). Jimmy Demaret (USA) beat Tony Penna (Italy/USA) in an 18-hole Wednesday playoff. Playoff scores: Demaret 71, Penna 74. [River Oaks CC, Houston, TX].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (Aug 15-17, 19). Sam Snead (USA) beat defending champion Harold "Jug" McSpaden (USA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Snead 71, McSpaden 72). McSpaden missed a two-foot putt on the final playoff hole to gift the title to Snead by a shot. [Scarboro G&CC, Toronto, Ont.].
America
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Played as the Chicago Open (July 19-21). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) and Johnny Revolta (USA) finished 1 shot behind Dick Metz (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
America
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Jan 5-8). Second-placed Clayton Heafner (USA) finished 1 shot behind Little (USA). [Los Angeles CC, Los Angeles, CA].
America
Hershey
Not played in 1940 as Hershey CC, the tournament's home, hosted the PGA Championship that year.
Played as the Inverness Invitational Four-Ball.
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open (May 24-26; last year recognised as a PGA Tour event; next played in 1949). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) finished 11 shots behind Craig Wood (USA), who shattered all previous records with his new low score for a "major" 72-hole tournament. [Forest Hill Field Club, Bloomfield, New Jersey].
America
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Played as the Miami Open (Dec 13-15). Second-placed Clayton Heafner (USA) finished 1 shot behind Byron Nelson (USA). [Miami Springs G&CC, Miami, FL; at the time known as Miami Springs Municipal Course].
America
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Played as the Milwaukee Open (Aug 2-4; one-off PGA Tour event, which reappeared in 1955 as the Miller High Life Open). Second-placed Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA) [North Hills CC, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin].
America
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Played as the New Orleans Open (Feb 23-26). Second-placed Ralph Guldahl (USA), Harold "Jug" McSpaden (USA) and Sam Snead (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jimmy Demaret (USA). Monday finish required after earlier rain delays. [Bayou Oaks at City Park, New Orleans, LA. Played on what was known as City Park's No.1 (East) course; now part of the South course).
America
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Played as the North & South Open (March 19-21). Second-placed Sam Snead (USA) finished 3 shots behind 27-year-old wire-to-wire winner Ben Hogan (USA), who won his first individual PGA Tour title. [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
America
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Played as the Oakland Open (Jan 11-14). Second-placed Clayton Heafner (USA), Ben Hogan (USA) and Horton Smith (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jimmy Demaret (USA). [Sequoyah CC, Oakland, California].
Played as the Goodall Palm Beach Round Robin.
America
Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby Pro-Am (Jan 27/28; 36-hole event). Second-placed Victor Ghezzi (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA). [Rancho Sante Fe GC, nr San Diego, CA].
America
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Played as the Phoenix Open (Feb 2-4; 54-hole tournament). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA). [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
America
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Played as the Texas Open (Feb 9-12). Byron Nelson (USA) beat Ben Hogan (USA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff: Nelson 70 (-1), Hogan 71 (E). [Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio, TX].
America
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Played as the Thomasville Open (March 10/11). Second-placed Byron Nelson (USA) finished 2 shots behind 25-year-old Lloyd Mangrum (USA), who recorded the first of his 36 PGA Tour wins. [Glen Arven CC, Thomasville, Georgia].
America
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (March 22-25). Second-placed Craig Wood (USA) finished 9 shots behind Hogan (USA), who won for the second consecutive week. [Sedgefield CC and Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, NC].
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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