Hershey Open
The Hershey Open was a golf tournament in Pennsylvania on the PGA Tour from 1933 to 1941. It was played at the Hershey Country Club in Hershey on what is now called the West Course.[2] It was played as a 72-hole stroke play event every year except 1938. That year, it was played as a 126-hole round-robin match play tournament with eight two-man teams and called the Hershey Four-Ball;[3] its format was identical to the one used by the Inverness Invitational Four-Ball. The event was not held in 1940, when the club hosted the PGA Championship.
Three times it was won by the resident golf pro—Henry Picard in 1936 and 1937 and Ben Hogan in his first year at Hershey in 1941.[1] His win in 1938 in the team event with Vic Ghezzi was Hogan's first as a professional;[3] his first win as an individual came in March 1940 in North Carolina.[4][5]
Winners
Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | Ref |
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Hershey Open | ||||||||
1941 | Ben Hogan | United States | 275 | −17 | 5 strokes | Lloyd Mangrum | 1,200 | [1] |
1940 | No tournament – hosted PGA Championship | |||||||
1939 | Felix Serafin | United States | 284 | −8 | 2 strokes | Jimmy Hines Ben Hogan | 1,200 | [6] |
Hershey Four-Ball | ||||||||
1938 | Vic Ghezzi and Ben Hogan | United States United States | +17 | 15 points | Paul Runyan and Sam Snead | 550 (each) | [7][3] | |
Hershey Open | ||||||||
1937 | Henry Picard (2) | United States | 280 | −12 | 3 strokes | Ralph Guldahl | 1,200 | [8] |
1936 | Henry Picard | United States | 287 | −5 | 1 stroke | Jimmy Thomson | 1,200 | [9] |
1935 | Ted Luther | United States | 290 | −2 | Playoff | Felix Serafin | 1,000 | [10][11] |
1934 | Ky Laffoon | United States | 286 | −6 | 5 strokes | Ed Dudley Joe Turnesa | [12] | |
1933 | Ed Dudley | United States | 288 | −4 | 10 strokes | Al Espinosa | 500 | [13] |
References
- ^ a b c "Hogan's 275 routs field at Hershey". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). United Press. September 1, 1941. p. 7.
- ^ "Golf Course Review - Hershey Country Club (East/West Courses)". Golf News. The Sports Network. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Third money deadlock for Byron Nelson". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). September 5, 1938. p. 6.
- ^ Boni, Bill (March 22, 1940). "Hogan finally takes a title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 9.
- ^ "Hogan new threat to money golfers". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. March 22, 1940. p. 35.
- ^ "Serafin surprises in Hershey victory". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. September 4, 1939. p. 10.
- ^ "Ghezzi-Horan Golf Duo Wins". The Spokesman-Review. AP. September 5, 1938. p. 8.
- ^ "Picard Sets Record To Win Hershey Open". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. September 6, 1937. p. 12.
- ^ "Henry Picard Triumphs In Hershey Open Event". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. September 7, 1936. p. 12.
- ^ "Ted Luther, Serafin Tie". The Pittsburgh Press. August 25, 1935. p. 12.
- ^ "Luther Takes Hershey Golf". The Pittsburgh Press. August 26, 1935. p. 12.
- ^ "Ky Laffoon Winner". The Spokesman-Review. AP. September 2, 1934. p. Part Two 1.
- ^ "DudleyTakes Hershey Meet". Youngtown Vindicator. AP. September 3, 1933. p. C-1.
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