Miami Valley Golf Club
Encyclopedia
Miami Valley Golf Club is a golf club located on both sides of the border between Fort McKinley
(in Harrison Township, Montgomery County
) and Dayton
, Ohio, USA
. The golf course
was designed by Donald Ross,and the club was established in 1919. The club hosted the PGA Championship
in 1957
, which was the last time the competition was played under the matchplay format. Lionel Hebert
won the competition beating Dow Finsterwald
. The match ended on the par-3 17th, by a margin of 2 & 1.
Fort McKinley, Ohio
Fort McKinley is an unincorporated area in Harrison Township in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. It was delineated as a census-designated place at the 2000 census, when its population was 3,989...
(in Harrison Township, Montgomery County
Harrison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Harrison Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 22,397.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following township and cities:...
) and Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, Ohio, USA
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. 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...
was designed by Donald Ross,and the club was established in 1919. The club 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 1957
1957 PGA Championship
The 1957 PGA Championship was a golf competition held at Miami Valley Golf Club in Dayton, Ohio. It was historically notable as the last PGA Championship to be held at match play. Lionel Hebert won the championship....
, which was the last time the competition was played under the matchplay format. Lionel Hebert
Lionel Hebert
Lionel P. Hebert was an American golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour including the 1957 PGA Championship, the last to be held at match play. His older brother Jay won the same event at stroke play in 1960. Lionel also played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team...
won the competition beating Dow Finsterwald
Dow Finsterwald
Dow Henry Finsterwald, Sr. is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship. He won 11 Tour titles between 1955 and 1963, played on four Ryder Cup teams, and served as non-playing captain for the 1977 U.S. Ryder Cup team.Finsterwald was born and raised in...
. The match ended on the par-3 17th, by a margin of 2 & 1.