<Tr> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> Henry Picard </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Byron Nelson </Td> <Td> 37 holes </Td> <Td> Pomonok Country Club </Td> <Td> Flushing, New York </Td> <Td> 1,100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Paul Runyan (2) </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Sam Snead </Td> <Td> 8 & 7 </Td> <Td> The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort </Td> <Td> Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 1,100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> Denny Shute (2) </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Harold McSpaden </Td> <Td> 37 holes </Td> <Td> Pittsburgh Field Club </Td> <Td> O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 1,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> Denny Shute </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Jimmy Thomson </Td> <Td> 3 & 2 </Td> <Td> Pinehurst Resort, No. 2 Course </Td> <Td> Pinehurst, North Carolina </Td> <Td> 1,000 </Td> </Tr>

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