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.
| 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] |
| 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] |
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