The Philadelphia Inquirer Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour played at various clubs in the greater Philadelphia area in the 1940s. The first event was played as the Philadelphia Inquirer Open Invitational; it was last played in 1949. Fred Byrod was the Inquirer employee who acted as tournament promoter and liaison with the PGA. [1] At the 1945 event, Byron Nelson won the seventh of his record-setting 11 consecutive victories. [2]
Years | Course |
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1948–1949 | Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
1947 | Cedarbrook Country Club |
1945–1946 | Llanerch Country Club |
1944 | Torresdale-Frankford Country Club |
Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ( $) |
Ref |
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Philadelphia Inquirer Open | ||||||||
1949 | Joe Kirkwood, Jr. | United States | 276 | −12 | 4 strokes | Johnny Palmer | 2,600 | [3] |
1948 | Johnny Palmer | United States | 281 | −7 | 4 strokes | Ben Hogan | 2,500 | [4] |
1947 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | 277 | −7 | 4 strokes |
Matt Kowal Lloyd Mangrum |
2,500 | [5] |
1946 | Herman Barron | United States | 277 | −3 | Playoff | Lew Worsham | 2,500 | [6] [7] |
1945 | Byron Nelson | United States | 269 | −11 | 2 strokes | Jug McSpaden | 2,500 | [8] |
Philadelphia Inquirer Open Invitational | ||||||||
1944 | Sam Byrd | United States | 274 | −10 | 7 strokes | Craig Wood | 6,700 | [9] |