 Edgar won the Canadian Open in 1919 at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club by a record 16 strokes (a winning margin which still stands for a PGA Tour event), with Jones and Jim Barnes tying for second, and came back the next year to win that title again.He lost the 1920 PGA Championship, one of golf's majors, in a match play final to Jock Hutchison.During 1919–20, Edgar was among the top players in the world.