Philadelphia Daily News Open
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The Philadelphia Daily News Open was a golf
tournament on the PGA Tour
that played in 1955 and 1956 at Cobb's Creek Golf Club in Philadelphia.
The PGA Tour returned to Philadelphia in mid-September 1955, six years after the last Philadelphia Inquirer Open
had been played. The 1955 event was won by Ted Kroll with a one-over-par score of 273. The 1956 event was won by Dick Mayer
in a playoff with Bud Holscher
. During the two years that the event played, only Mayer and Holscher were under par for 72 holes. The winners check in both events was $4,000 out of a purse of $20,000.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the PGA Tour
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that played in 1955 and 1956 at Cobb's Creek Golf Club in Philadelphia.
The PGA Tour returned to Philadelphia in mid-September 1955, six years after the last Philadelphia Inquirer Open
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...
had been played. The 1955 event was won by Ted Kroll with a one-over-par score of 273. The 1956 event was won by Dick Mayer
Dick Mayer
Alvin Richard Mayer was an American professional golfer.Mayer was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He apprenticed with renowned player and teacher Claude Harmon at the Winged Foot Golf Club in suburban New York City....
in a playoff with Bud Holscher
Bud Holscher
Frank "Bud" Holscher is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s.Holscher attended Santa Monica Junior College, where he was a member of the golf team. He won the 1950 California State Junior College Championship....
. During the two years that the event played, only Mayer and Holscher were under par for 72 holes. The winners check in both events was $4,000 out of a purse of $20,000.