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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
2,000 | [8] |
References[]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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.
Categories:
- Former PGA Tour events
- Golf in Pennsylvania
- Sports in Reading, Pennsylvania