The Reading Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played in Reading, Pennsylvania in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was played at three different locations.

Tournament hosts

Year(s)Venue
1947–48Berkshire Country Club[1]
1949Reading Country Club[2]
1950Berkshire Country Club[1][3]
1951Berkleigh Country Club[4]

Winners

YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upWinner's
share ($)
Ref
1951Jim Turnesa United States280−43 strokesUnited States Jack Burke Jr.2,400[4]
1950Sam Snead United States268−208 strokesAustralia Jim Ferrier2,600[5]
1949Cary Middlecoff United States266−141 strokeUnited States Sam Snead2,600[6]
1948Ben Hogan United States269−191 strokeUnited States Fred Haas2,600[7]
1947Dutch Harrison United States277−73 strokesSouth Africa Bobby Locke2,000[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Berkshire Country Club at The Golf Association of Philadelphia site
  2. Reading Country Club History
  3. "Cary Middlecoff defends Reading Open Golf title". St. Petersburg Times. September 7, 1950.
  4. 1 2 "Turnesa Wins Reading Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 1951.
  5. "Snead Sets Record , Wins Reading Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 11, 1950. p. 20.
  6. "Middlecoff, Reading Golf Winner, En Route Here". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 11, 1949. p. 20.
  7. "Hogan Cops Reading Open; Has 8-Under-Par Round". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 26, 1948. p. 15.
  8. "Reading Open to Harrison". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 6, 1947. p. 19.
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