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]
| Years | Course | |
|---|---|---|
| 1948–1949 | Whitemarsh Valley Country Club | |
| 1947 | Cedarbrook Country Club | |
| 1945–1946 | Llanerch Country Club | |
| 1944 | Torresdale-Frankford Country Club |
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Inquirer Open | |||||||||
| 1949 | 276 | −12 | 4 strokes | 2,600 | [3] | ||||
| 1948 | 281 | −7 | 4 strokes | 2,500 | [4] | ||||
| 1947 |  | 277 | −7 | 4 strokes | 2,500 | [5] | |||
| 1946 | 277 | −3 | Playoff | 2,500 | [6] [7] | ||||
| 1945 | 269 | −11 | 2 strokes | 2,500 | [8] | ||||
| Philadelphia Inquirer Open Invitational | |||||||||
| 1944 | 274 | −10 | 7 strokes | 6,700 | [9] | ||||