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PGA Championship

1945

Champion

Byron Nelson(Match Play)

Runner-up: Sam Byrd

Byron Nelson won the PGA Championship, defeating Sam Byrd 4&3 in the 36-hole final. This was part of Nelson's legendary 1945 season in which he won 18 tournaments, still the record for wins in a single PGA Tour season. Nelson's precision and consistency during the wartime years were extraordinary.

PGA Championship

1945

Moraine Country Club · Dayton, Ohio

Champion

Byron Nelson

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PosPlayerScore

1

Byron Nelson

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Tournament Stats

Winning Score

Match Play

Winning Margin

0 strokes

Course

Moraine Country Club

Location

Dayton, Ohio

Field Size

64 players