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Tournament results: Reading Open

Results for the Reading Open are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
1951
America
Berkleigh GC
280 (-4)
$2,400
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Turnesa, Jim

Venue

Berkleigh GC

Score

280 (-4)

Prize money

$2,400

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Reading Open (Sept 20-23). Second-placed Jack Burke Jr (USA) finished 3 shots behind 38-year-old Jim Turnesa (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. [Berkleigh GC, Kutztown, Pennsylvania; at the time Berkleigh CC].

1950
America
Berkshire CC, PA
268 (-20)
$2,600
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Snead, Sam

Venue

Berkshire CC, PA

Score

268 (-20)

Prize money

$2,600

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Reading Open (Sept 7-10). Second-placed Jim Ferrier (USA) finished 8 shots behind Sam Snead (USA). [Berkshire CC, Reading, Pennsylvania].

1949
America
Reading CC
266 (-14)
$2,600
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Middlecoff, Cary

Venue

Reading CC

Score

266 (-14)

Prize money

$2,600

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Reading Open (July 7-10). Second-placed Sam Snead (USA) finished 1 shot behind Cary Middlecoff (USA). [Reading CC, Reading, Pennsylvania].

1948
America
Berkshire CC, PA
269 (-19)
$2,600
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Hogan, Ben

Venue

Berkshire CC, PA

Score

269 (-19)

Prize money

$2,600

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Reading Open (July 22-25). Second-placed Fred Haas Jr (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ben Hogan (USA). Hogan shot an eight-under-par 64 in the final round to clinch the fourth of his six wins in a row on the PGA Tour. [Berkshire CC, Reading, Pennsylvania].

1947
America
Berkshire CC, PA
277 (-7)
$2,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Harrison, Dutch

Venue

Berkshire CC, PA

Score

277 (-7)

Prize money

$2,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the inaugural Reading Open (Oct 2-5). Second-placed Bobby Locke (S Africa) finished 3 shots behind E.J. "Dutch" Harrison (USA). [Berkshire CC, Reading, Pennsylvania].

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