1940 PGA Championship

Archive note

The 1940 edition was won by Byron Nelson. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide
  • 1940 PGA Championship · Championship identity

    The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 23rd playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text. The champion-only winner field is intentionally separate from the official match-play result: 1-up over Sam Snead.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• PGA dated host record and researched venue identity
  • West Course

    The 1940 PGA record names Hershey Country Club. The dated PGA account explicitly identifies the West Course. A conflicting 1939 PGA reference on the current Club timeline is not used as championship authority. Dated PGA host authority: https://www.pgachampionship.com/news-media/articles/pga-championship-winners-venues

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship result
  • Byron Nelson

    The official Guide gives the match-play result as 1-up. No stroke total or relative score is inferred.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• PGA official Championship finalist record
  • Sam Snead

    Official Guide finals table, page 5, identifies the runner-up. No stroke total or relative score is inferred. No playoff flag is asserted.

    Verified 2026-10-23