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

Philadelphia Inquirer Open Invitational

References

  1. ^ "Fred Byrod, Class of 1993". PGA Philadelphia Section. http://philadelphia.pga.com/hallfame/employee_214. Retrieved 2010-03-14. 
  2. ^ "Llanerch Country Club History". http://llanerchcc.memberstatements.com/tour/tours.cfm?tourid=44206. Retrieved 2010-12-06.