Philadelphia Inquirer Open

The Philadelphia Inquirer Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour played at various clubs in the greater Philadelphia area in the 1940s. The first event was 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.{{cite web|title=Fred Byrod, Class of 1993|url=http://philadelphia.pga.com/hallfame/employee_214|publisher=PGA Philadelphia Section|access-date=2010-03-14}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} At the 1945 event, Byron Nelson won the seventh of his record-setting 11 consecutive victories.{{cite web|title=Llanerch Country Club History|url=http://llanerchcc.memberstatements.com/tour/tours.cfm?tourid=44206|access-date=2010-12-06}}

Tournament hosts

class="wikitable" !Years!! Course
1948–1949	Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
1947	Cedarbrook Country Club
1945–1946	Llanerch Country Club
1944	Torresdale-Frankford Country Club

Winners

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class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Winner's share ($)!!Ref
1949	Joe Kirkwood, Jr.	{{USA}}	align=center\|276	align=center\|−12	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Johnny Palmer	align=right\|2,600	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1-QMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5173%2C3040243 \|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \|agency=Associated Press \|title=Kirkwood Jr. Golf Winner \|date=May 23, 1949 \|page=22}}
1948	Johnny Palmer	{{USA}}	align=center\|281	align=center\|−7	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Ben Hogan	align=right\|2,500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HngbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JU0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5545%2C853838 \|newspaper=Pittsburgh Press \|agency=United Press \|title=Palmer Overhauls Hogan To Win Whitemarsh Golf \|date=May 17, 1948 \|page=18}}
1947	Bobby Locke	{{flagcountry\|ZAF\|1928}}	align=center\|277	align=center\|−7	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Kowal {{flagicon\|USA}} Lloyd Mangrum	align=right\|2,500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YVMbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4EwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4128%2C3948690 \|newspaper=Pittsburgh Press \|agency=United Press \|title=South Africa's Bobby Locke Wins Philadelphia Golf \|date=May 26, 1947 \|page=18}}
1946	Herman Barron	{{USA}}	align=center\|277	align=center\|−3	Playoff	{{flagicon\|USA}} Lew Worsham	align=right\|2,500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TPUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3067%2C1878949 \|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press \|agency=United Press \|title=Two in Playoff For Golf Prize \|date=June 10, 1946 \|page=18}}{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TfUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3027%2C2163766 \|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press \|agency=United Press \|title=Barron Is Victor Of Golf Play Off \|date=June 11, 1946 \|page=23}}
1945	Byron Nelson	{{USA}}	align=center\|269	align=center\|−11	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jug McSpaden	align=right\|2,500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aVMbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t0wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5082%2C1007126 \|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press \|agency=United Press \|title=Nelson Shatters Course Record \|date=June 18, 1945 \|page=14}}
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1944	Sam Byrd	{{USA}}	align=center\|274	align=center\|−10	7 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Craig Wood	align=right\|6,700	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wIxRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vmkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3362%2C4386894 \|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \|agency=Associated Press \|title=Byrd Wind Philly Golf By 7 Strokes \|date=June 12, 1944 \|page=17}}

References

Category:Former PGA Tour events

Category:Golf tournaments in Pennsylvania

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1944

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1949

Category:1944 establishments in Pennsylvania

Category:1949 disestablishments in Pennsylvania

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class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Winner's share ($)!!Ref
1949	Joe Kirkwood, Jr.	{{USA}}	align=center\|276	align=center\|−12	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Johnny Palmer	align=right\|2,600	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1-QMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5173%2C3040243 \|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \|agency=Associated Press \|title=Kirkwood Jr. Golf Winner \|date=May 23, 1949 \|page=22}}
1948	Johnny Palmer	{{USA}}	align=center\|281	align=center\|−7	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Ben Hogan	align=right\|2,500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HngbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JU0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5545%2C853838 \|newspaper=Pittsburgh Press \|agency=United Press \|title=Palmer Overhauls Hogan To Win Whitemarsh Golf \|date=May 17, 1948 \|page=18}}
1947	Bobby Locke	{{flagcountry\|ZAF\|1928}}	align=center\|277	align=center\|−7	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Matt Kowal {{flagicon\|USA}} Lloyd Mangrum	align=right\|2,500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YVMbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4EwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4128%2C3948690 \|newspaper=Pittsburgh Press \|agency=United Press \|title=South Africa's Bobby Locke Wins Philadelphia Golf \|date=May 26, 1947 \|page=18}}
1946	Herman Barron	{{USA}}	align=center\|277	align=center\|−3	Playoff	{{flagicon\|USA}} Lew Worsham	align=right\|2,500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TPUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3067%2C1878949 \|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press \|agency=United Press \|title=Two in Playoff For Golf Prize \|date=June 10, 1946 \|page=18}}{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TfUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3027%2C2163766 \|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press \|agency=United Press \|title=Barron Is Victor Of Golf Play Off \|date=June 11, 1946 \|page=23}}
1945	Byron Nelson	{{USA}}	align=center\|269	align=center\|−11	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jug McSpaden	align=right\|2,500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aVMbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t0wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5082%2C1007126 \|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press \|agency=United Press \|title=Nelson Shatters Course Record \|date=June 18, 1945 \|page=14}}
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1944	Sam Byrd	{{USA}}	align=center\|274	align=center\|−10	7 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Craig Wood	align=right\|6,700	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wIxRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vmkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3362%2C4386894 \|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \|agency=Associated Press \|title=Byrd Wind Philly Golf By 7 Strokes \|date=June 12, 1944 \|page=17}}