# Reading Open

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Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour

The **Reading Open** was a [golf](/source/Golf) tournament on the [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) that was played in [Reading, Pennsylvania](/source/Reading%2C_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. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-berkshire_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-berkshire_1-1) [Berkshire Country Club](http://www.gapgolf.org/clubs.asp?cid=13) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161028151808/http://www.gapgolf.org/clubs.asp?cid=13) 2016-10-28 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at The Golf Association of Philadelphia site

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Reading Country Club History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110608174601/http://www.co.berks.pa.us/exeter/cwp/view.asp?a=2453&q=498760). Archived from [the original](http://www.co.berks.pa.us/exeter/cwp/view.asp?a=2453&q=498760) on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ro1950_3-0)** ["Cary Middlecoff defends Reading Open Golf title"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19500907&id=i8YKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V04DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3600,2172271). [St. Petersburg Times](/source/St._Petersburg_Times). September 7, 1950.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rp1951_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rp1951_4-1) ["Turnesa Wins Reading Open"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19510924&id=PBcNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3820,6247670). [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette). September 24, 1951.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rp1950_5-0)** ["Snead Sets Record, Wins Reading Golf"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RsRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4841%2C2359431). [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette). September 11, 1950. p. 20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rp1949_6-0)** ["Middlecoff, Reading Golf Winner, En Route Here"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DRkNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SmoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4030%2C1731720). [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette). July 11, 1949. p. 20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rp1948_7-0)** ["Hogan Cops Reading Open; Has 8-Under-Par Round"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TuYMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1811%2C5049961). [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette). July 26, 1948. p. 15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rp1947_8-0)** ["Reading Open to Harrison"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wpEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5631%2C1564965). [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette). October 6, 1947. p. 19.

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