1945 PGA Championship

1945 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates July 9–15, 1945
Location Kettering, Ohio
Course(s) Moraine Country Club
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Match play - 5 rounds
Statistics
Par 72
Field 143 players,[1]
32 to match play
Cut 148 (+6), playoff
Prize fund $14,700[2]
Winner's share $5,000 in war bonds[3]
Champion
United States Byron Nelson
def. Sam Byrd, 4 & 3
«1944
1946»
Moraine CC
Location in the United States
Moraine CC
Location in Ohio

The 1945 PGA Championship was the 27th PGA Championship, held July 9–15 at Moraine Country Club in Kettering, Ohio, a suburb south of Dayton. Then a match play championship, Byron Nelson won 4 & 3 in the final over Sam Byrd, a former major league baseball player.

It was Nelson's fifth and final major title and his second win at the PGA Championship; he also won in 1940 and was a runner-up three times (1939, 1941, 1944). The winner's share of the purse was $5,000 in war bonds.[3] The victory was the ninth of Nelson's record eleven consecutive wins in 1945.

Defending champion Bob Hamilton was defeated in the first round by Jack Grout, 4 & 3.

Due to World War II, the PGA Championship was the sole major played in 1945 (and 1944). The three others returned in 1946.

Format

The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1945 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days:[2]

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year(s) won Record Advanced to Finish
Byron Nelson  United States 1940 5–0 Champion 1
Vic Ghezzi  United States 1941 2–1 Quarterfinals T5
Denny Shute  United States 1936, 1937 2–1 Quarterfinals T5
Johnny Revolta  United States 1935 1–1 Second round T9
Bob Hamilton  United States 1944 0–1 First round T17
Gene Sarazen  United States 1922, 1923, 1933 0–1 First round T17

Final results

Sunday, July 15, 1945

PlacePlayerCountry
1 Byron Nelson  United States
2 Sam Byrd  United States
T3 Clarence Doser  United States
Claude Harmon  United States
T5 Vic Ghezzi  United States
Ralph Hutchison  United States
Ky Laffoon  United States
Denny Shute  United States

Final eight bracket

Quarter-finals
July 13
Semi-finals
July 14
Finals
July 15
         
Byron Nelson 3&2
Denny Shute
Byron Nelson 5&4
Claude Harmon
Claude Harmon 4&3
Ralph Hutchison
Byron Nelson 4&3
Sam Byrd
Sam Byrd 7&6
Vic Ghezzi
Sam Byrd 7&6
Clarence Doser
Clarence Doser 2&1
Ky Laffoon

References

  1. "Denny Shute cards sizzlind five-under-par 67, paces P.G.A. qualifying field". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. July 10, 1945. p. 10.
  2. 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1945 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Nelson defeats Byrd in PGA final". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 16, 2013. p. 16.

External links

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