Philadelphia Inquirer Open
The Philadelphia Inquirer Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played at various clubs in the greater Philadelphia area in the 1940s. The first event 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]
Tournament hosts
| Years | Course |
|---|---|
| 1948-49 | Whitemarsh Valley Country Club |
| 1947 | Cedarbrook Country Club |
| 1945-46 | Llanerch Country Club |
| 1944 | Torresdale-Frankford Country Club |
Winners
Philadelphia Inquirer Open
- 1949 Joe Kirkwood, Jr.
- 1948 Johnny Palmer
- 1947 Bobby Locke
- 1946 Herman Barron
- 1945 Byron Nelson
Philadelphia Inquirer Open Invitational
- 1944 Sam Byrd
References
- ^ "Fred Byrod, Class of 1993". PGA Philadelphia Section. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ^ "Llanerch Country Club History". Retrieved 2010-12-06.