Reading Open
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 |
|---|---|
| 1947–48 | Berkshire Country Club[1] |
| 1949 | Reading Country Club[2] |
| 1950 | Berkshire Country Club[1][3] |
| 1951 | Berkleigh Country Club[4] |
Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share ($) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Jim Turnesa | .svg.png){kind=small} | 280 | −4 | 3 strokes |  | 2,400 | [4] |
| 1950 | Sam Snead | | 268 | −20 | 8 strokes | | 2,600 | [5] |
| 1949 | Cary Middlecoff | | 266 | −14 | 1 stroke | | 2,600 | [6] |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | | 2,600 | [7] |
| 1947 | Dutch Harrison | | 277 | −7 | 3 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2,000 | [8] |
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References
- Berkshire Country Club at The Golf Association of Philadelphia site
- Reading Country Club History
- "Cary Middlecoff defends Reading Open Golf title". St. Petersburg Times. September 7, 1950.
- "Turnesa Wins Reading Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 24, 1951.
- "Snead Sets Record , Wins Reading Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 11, 1950. p. 20.
- "Middlecoff, Reading Golf Winner, En Route Here". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 11, 1949. p. 20.
- "Hogan Cops Reading Open; Has 8-Under-Par Round". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 26, 1948. p. 15.
- "Reading Open to Harrison". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 6, 1947. p. 19.
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