Manito Golf and Country Club
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Manito Golf and Country Club is a country club
located in the southern portion of Spokane, Washington
. The golf course
hosted the PGA Championship
in 1944
, which Bob Hamilton
won. The club was founded in 1917 at Hart Field by a small group of dedicated golf enthusiasts. The Club permanently moved to its current location in 1922.
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
located in the southern portion of Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
. The golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
hosted the PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
in 1944
1944 PGA Championship
The 1944 PGA Championship was a golf competition held at Manito Golf and Country Club. Bob Hamilton won the competition....
, which Bob Hamilton
Bob Hamilton
Robert T. "Bob" Hamilton was an American professional golfer. He was born and died in Evansville, Indiana....
won. The club was founded in 1917 at Hart Field by a small group of dedicated golf enthusiasts. The Club permanently moved to its current location in 1922.