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Reading Open

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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

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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

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Year Player Country Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
Ref
1951 Jim Turnesa  United States 280 −4 3 strokes United States Jack Burke Jr. 2,400 [4]
1950 Sam Snead  United States 268 −20 8 strokes Australia Jim Ferrier 2,600 [5]
1949 Cary Middlecoff  United States 266 −14 1 stroke United States Sam Snead 2,600 [6]
1948 Ben Hogan  United States 269 −19 1 stroke United States Fred Haas 2,600 [7]
1947 Dutch Harrison  United States 277 −7 3 strokes South Africa Bobby Locke 2,000 [8]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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.