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.^[1] At the 1945 event, Byron Nelson won the seventh of his record-setting 11 consecutive victories.^[2]

Tournament hosts

Years	Course
1948–1949	Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
1947	Cedarbrook Country Club
1945–1946	Llanerch Country Club
1944	Torresdale-Frankford Country Club

Winners

Year	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)	Ref
Philadelphia Inquirer Open
1949	Joe Kirkwood, Jr.	United States	276	−12	4 strokes	Johnny Palmer	2,600	[3]
1948	Johnny Palmer	United States	281	−7	4 strokes	Ben Hogan	2,500	[4]
1947	Bobby Locke	South Africa	277	−7	4 strokes	Matt Kowal Lloyd Mangrum	2,500	[5]
1946	Herman Barron	United States	277	−3	Playoff	Lew Worsham	2,500	[6][7]
1945	Byron Nelson	United States	269	−11	2 strokes	Jug McSpaden	2,500	[8]
Philadelphia Inquirer Open Invitational
1944	Sam Byrd	United States	274	−10	7 strokes	Craig Wood	6,700	[9]

References

1. "Fred Byrod, Class of 1993". PGA Philadelphia Section. Retrieved 2010-03-14.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Llanerch Country Club History". Retrieved 2010-12-06.
3. "Kirkwood Jr. Golf Winner". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. May 23, 1949. p. 22.
4. "Palmer Overhauls Hogan To Win Whitemarsh Golf". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. May 17, 1948. p. 18.
5. "South Africa's Bobby Locke Wins Philadelphia Golf". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. May 26, 1947. p. 18.
6. "Two in Playoff For Golf Prize". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. June 10, 1946. p. 18.
7. "Barron Is Victor Of Golf Play Off". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. June 11, 1946. p. 23.
8. "Nelson Shatters Course Record". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. June 18, 1945. p. 14.
9. "Byrd Wind Philly Golf By 7 Strokes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 12, 1944. p. 17.