The Philadelphia Daily News Open was a

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tournament on the

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that was played in 1955 and 1956 at Cobbs Creek Golf Club in

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. The PGA Tour returned to Philadelphia in September 1955, six years after the last

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had been played. The 1955 event was won by

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at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff over

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when both finished 72 holes with a one-over-par score of 273. The 1956 event was played in June and was won by

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at the second-hole of a sudden-death playoff with Bud Holscher. During the two years that the event played, only Mayer and Holscher were under par for 72 holes. Total prize money was $20,000.

Winners

References

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