Claim: The 1940 PGA Championship—the 23rd PGA Championship which had a prize fund of 11,050 USD—presented that all past champions are from the United States wherein Walter Hagen had the most number of wins while Henry Picard and Johnny Revolta only won once.
Evidence: The 1940 PGA Championship was the 23rd PGA Championship, held August 26 to September 2 at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pennsylvania, east of Harrisburg. 1 Byron Nelson 1,100 2 Sam Snead 600 T3 Ralph Guldahl Jug McSpaden 350 T5 Ben Hogan Eddie Kirk Paul Runyan Gene Sarazen 250 Paul Runyan United States 1934, 1938 Gene Sarazen United States 1922, 1923, 1933 Walter Hagen United States 1921, 1924,
1925, 1926, 1927 Henry Picard United States 1939 Johnny Revolta United States 1935 Denny Shute United States 1936, 1937 1940 PGA Championship August 26 –
September 2, 1940 PGA Tour $11,050 $1,100