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
1947–48	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

1. 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. "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.