1940 - Men (All)
The winners in the category "1940 - Men (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
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The Masters Tournament (7th) (April 4-7). Second-placed Lloyd Mangrum (USA) finished 4 shots behind Demaret (USA), who recorded the first of his three Masters titles. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
R&A
Championship not played due to WW2.
Majors
USGA
The US Open (44th) (June 6-9). Little (USA) beat Gene Sarazen (USA) in an 18-hole playoff: Little 70 (-2), Sarazen 73 (+1). [Canterbury GC, Beachwood, Ohio].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (23rd) (Aug 26-Sep 2). Nelson (USA) beat Sam Snead (USA) 1-up in the 36-hole final. [West course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
Amateur
R&A
Championship not played due to Second World War.
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (44th) (Sept 9-14). Richard "Dick" Chapman (USA) beat Warrington B. McCullough Jr (USA) 11 & 9 in the 36-hole final. [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
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].
Europe
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Belgian Open not played due to World War II.
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Jun 30-May 3). Cotton (Eng) beat Alf Padgham (Eng) at the 37th hole in the final. [Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey].
Europe
Daily Mail
Played as the Daily Mail £500 Tournament (for the last time until 1945, due to WW2). Second-placed and defending champion Henry Cotton (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Burton (Eng). [East course, Sundridge Park GC, nr Bromley, Kent].
Europe
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Dutch Open not played due to the World War II.
Europe
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Not played due to World War II.
Europe
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Not played due to World War II.
Europe
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Not played due to the Spanish Civil War.
Asia
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Played as the Philippine Open. Second-placed Emery Zimmerman (USA) finished 4 shots behind Harold "Jug" McSpaden (USA). [East course, Wack Wack G&CC, Manila, Philippines].
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (May 28-30; Japanese major ch'ship). Won by Miyamoto (Jpn), who claimed the last of his six Japan Open titles. [Asaka course, Tokyo GC, Asaka, Saitama. This course closed around 1940].
Japan
Japan E&W PGAs
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Sept 16-20; Japanese major ch'ship). Toichiro Toda (Jpn) beat Taketo Fujii (Jpn) 6 and 5 in the final, to record his third straight win in this event. [Ohho GC, Fukuoka, Jpn; this course ceased to exist in 1944].
Aus/NZ
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Australian Open not played 1940-45 due to World War II.
Aus/NZ
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Not played due to World War II.
Aus/NZ
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New Zealand Open not played due to World War II.
Aus/NZ
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New Zealand PGA Championship not played due to World War II.
Africa
SA Golf Union
Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Locke (S Africa) won this event for the third straight year beating Bertie Elkin (S Africa) 11 and 9 in the 36-hole final. [Humewood GC, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, RSA].
Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Steve Boshoff (S Africa, amateur) finished 10 shots behind Locke (S Africa). This was the fifth of nine South African Open wins for Locke, and fourth straight win in the event. [Humewood GC, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, RSA].
Awards
PGA of America
Hogan (USA) won the PGA of America Vardon Trophy, based on a season-long points accumulation.
Awards
PGA of America
Hogan (USA) was the PGA Tour 1940 leading money winner, with season earnings of $10,655 on the Tour. Second was Byron Nelson (USA) with $9,653. Third was Ben Hogan (USA) with $9,206.
Awards
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Harry Vardon Trophy not presented in 1940, due to World War II.
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