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.

Hershey Open
Tournament information
LocationHershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Established1933
Course(s)Hershey Country Club
Par73
Length7,000 yards (6,400 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Prize fund$5,000
Final year1941
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Ben Hogan (1941)
To par−17 same
Final champion
Ben Hogan
Location Map
Hershey
Location in United States
Hershey
Location in Pennsylvania

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
YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)		Ref
Hershey Open
1941Ben Hogan United States275−175 strokes Lloyd Mangrum1,200[1]
1940No tournament – hosted PGA Championship
1939Felix Serafin United States284−82 strokes Jimmy Hines
Ben Hogan		1,200[6]
Hershey Four-Ball
1938Vic Ghezzi and
Ben Hogan		 United States
 United States		+1715 points Paul Runyan and
Sam Snead		550
(each)		[7][3]
Hershey Open
1937Henry Picard (2) United States280−123 strokes Ralph Guldahl1,200[8]
1936Henry Picard United States287−51 stroke Jimmy Thomson1,200[9]
1935Ted Luther United States290−2Playoff Felix Serafin1,000[10][11]
1934Ky Laffoon United States286−65 strokes Ed Dudley
Joe Turnesa		[12]
1933Ed Dudley United States288−410 strokes Al Espinosa500[13]

References
  1. "Hogan's 275 routs field at Hershey". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). United Press. September 1, 1941. p. 7.
  2. "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.
  3. "Third money deadlock for Byron Nelson". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). September 5, 1938. p. 6.
  4. Boni, Bill (March 22, 1940). "Hogan finally takes a title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 9.
  5. "Hogan new threat to money golfers". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. March 22, 1940. p. 35.
  6. "Serafin surprises in Hershey victory". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. September 4, 1939. p. 10.
  7. "Ghezzi-Horan Golf Duo Wins". The Spokesman-Review. AP. September 5, 1938. p. 8.
  8. "Picard Sets Record To Win Hershey Open". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. September 6, 1937. p. 12.
  9. "Henry Picard Triumphs In Hershey Open Event". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. September 7, 1936. p. 12.
  10. "Ted Luther, Serafin Tie". The Pittsburgh Press. August 25, 1935. p. 12.
  11. "Luther Takes Hershey Golf". The Pittsburgh Press. August 26, 1935. p. 12.
  12. "Ky Laffoon Winner". The Spokesman-Review. AP. September 2, 1934. p. Part Two 1.
  13. "DudleyTakes Hershey Meet". Youngtown Vindicator. AP. September 3, 1933. p. C-1.

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