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 locations.

Tournament hosts

Year(s)Venue
1947–48Berkshire Country Club
1949Reading Country Club
1950Berkshire Country Club
1951Berkleigh Country Club

Winners

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

References

  1. 1 2 Berkshire Country Club Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine at The Golf Association of Philadelphia site
  2. ↑ "Reading Country Club History". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  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.