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 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 | United States | 280 | −4 | 3 strokes | Jack Burke Jr. | 2,400 | [4] |
| 1950 | Sam Snead | United States | 268 | −20 | 8 strokes | Jim Ferrier | 2,600 | [5] |
| 1949 | Cary Middlecoff | United States | 266 | −14 | 1 stroke | Sam Snead | 2,600 | [6] |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | United States | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Fred Haas | 2,600 | [7] |
| 1947 | Dutch Harrison | United States | 277 | −7 | 3 strokes | Bobby Locke | 2,000 | [8] |
References
- ^ Berkshire Country Club Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine at The Golf Association of Philadelphia site
- ^ "Reading Country Club History". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "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.