Tags: Golf Tournament, Tournament.
The 1944 PGA Championship was the 26th PGA Championship held August 14–20 at Manito Golf and Country Club in Spokane Washington. Then a match play championship Bob Hamilton won 1 up in the final over heavily favored Byron Nelson; the winner’s share was $3500 and the runner-up’s was $1500. Hamilton defeated Jug McSpaden 2 & 1 in the quarterfinals and George Schneiter 1 up in the semifinals.It was Nelson’s third runner-up finish (1939 1941 1944); he won the title in 1940 and 1945.