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The Philadelphia Daily News Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour which was 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 was played. The 1955 event was won by Ted Kroll in a playoff over Doug Ford when both finished 72 holes with a one-over-par score of 273. The 1956 event was won by Dick Mayer in a playoff with Bud Holscher. For two years that the show was played, only Mayer and Holscher were under par for 72 holes. The winners checking in both events is $ 4,000 from the $ 20,000 purse.
Video Philadelphia Daily News Open
Winner
- 1956 Dick Mayer
- 1955 Ted Kroll
Maps Philadelphia Daily News Open
References
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