ThePhiladelphia Inquirer Open was agolf tournament on thePGA Tour played at various clubs in the greaterPhiladelphia area in the 1940s. The first event was played as thePhiladelphia Inquirer Open Invitational; it was last played in 1949. Fred Byrod was theInquirer 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]

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]

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