The North and South Open was one of the most prestigious professional

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tournaments in the

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in the first half of the twentieth century. It was played at

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, long the largest golf resort in the world, which also staged a series of other tournaments with the "North and South" name, some of which continue to this day. The event ran from 1902 to 1951 and was won by many major champions, including three-time winners

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, and

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. Played in March until 1944, the final seven events were held in early November. Hogan's win in 1940 at age 27 was his first as a professional; the winner's share was a thousand

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. It was cancelled when the professionals asked the patrician patriarch of Pinehurst, Richard Tufts, who was a great champion of amateurism, to increase the prize money in line with PGA Tour rates. The final tourney's purse was $7,500 in 1951, with a winner's share of $1,500. The Ryder Cup was held at the course the previous week, but only five of the nine on the winning U.S. team stayed to play.

Winners

*1902 Alec Ross *1903 Donald Ross *1904 Alec Ross (2)
- *1905 Donald Ross (2) *1906 Donald Ross (3) *1907 Alec Ross (3) *1908 Alec Ross (4) *1909 Fred McLeod *1910 Alec Ross (5) *1911 Gilbert Nicholls *1912 Tom McNamara (1) *1913 Tom McNamara (2) *1914 Gilbert Nicholls (2) *1915 Alec Ross (6) *1916

Jim Barnes James Martin Barnes (April 8, 1886 – May 24, 1966) was an English golfer and a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States. He is one of three native Britons (with Tommy Armour and Rory McIlroy) to win three di ...

*1917 Mike Brady *1918

*1919 Jim Barnes (2) *1920 Fred McLeod *1921

Jock Hutchison Jack Falls "Jock" Hutchison (June 6, 1884 – September 27, 1977) was a Scottish professional golfer. Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the son of William and Helen (née Falls). His name was registered as John Waters Hutchiso ...

*1922

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*1923 Walter Hagen (2) *1924 Walter Hagen (3) *1925

Macdonald Smith Macdonald "Mac" Smith (March 18, 1890 – August 31, 1949) was one of the top professional golfers in the world from about 1910 into the mid-1930s. He was a member of a famous Scottish golfing family. Smith is regarded, based on his results, as on ...

*1926

Bobby Cruickshank Robert Allan Cruickshank (16 November 1894 – 27 August 1975) was a prominent professional golfer from Scotland. He competed in the PGA of America circuit in the 1920s and 1930s, the forerunner of the PGA Tour. Early life Born in Grantown-on-S ...

*1927 Bobby Cruickshank (2) *1928 Billy Burke *1929

Horton Smith Horton Smith (May 22, 1908 – October 15, 1963) was an American professional golfer, best known as the winner of the first and third Masters Tournaments. Tournament career Born in Springfield, Missouri, Smith turned professional in 1926 and w ...

*1930

Paul Runyan Paul Scott Runyan (July 12, 1908 – March 17, 2002) was an American professional golfer. Among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, he won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instruct ...

*1931

Wiffy Cox Wilfred Hiram "Wiffy" Cox (October 27, 1896 – February 20, 1969) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1930s. Cox was born and grew up in a tough Irish-Italian section of Brooklyn, New York. He started in golf a ...

*1932 Johnny Golden *1933 Joe Kirkwood, Sr. *1934

Henry Picard Henry Gilford Picard (November 28, 1906 – April 30, 1997) was an American professional golfer. Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Picard learned to play golf while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. Already a talented player by his early 20s ...

*1935 Paul Runyan (2) *1936 Henry Picard (2) *1937 Horton Smith (2) *1938

Vic Ghezzi Victor J. Ghezzi (October 19, 1910 – May 30, 1976) was an American professional golfer. (Birth year sometimes listed as 1911 or 1912) Born in Rumson, New Jersey, Ghezzi won 11 times on the PGA Tour, including one major title, the 1941 PGA Champi ...

*1939

Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hoga ...

*1940

*1941

*1942 Ben Hogan (2) *1943 Bobby Cruickshank (3) - event limited to players 38 and older and members of the armed services *1944

Bob Hamilton Robert T. Hamilton (January 10, 1916 – December 6, 1990) was an American professional golfer. He was born, raised, and died in Evansville, Indiana. He attended and graduated from Evansville Reitz High School in 1934. Hamilton won ten profess ...

*1945

Cary Middlecoff Emmett Cary Middlecoff (January 6, 1921 – September 1, 1998) was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour from 1947 to 1961. His 39 Tour wins place him tied for tenth all-time, and he won three major championships. Middlecoff graduated a ...

- as an amateur *1946 Ben Hogan (3) *1947

Jim Turnesa James R. Turnesa (December 9, 1912 – August 27, 1971) was an American professional golfer and winner of the 1952 PGA Championship, beating Chick Harbert 1-up in the match-play final. He was one of seven famous golfing brothers; Phil (1896–19 ...

*1948 Toney Penna *1949 Sam Snead (2) *1950 Sam Snead (3) *1951

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References

External links

GolfWeb.com article on Pinehurst (cached at google.com)
{{Former PGA Tour Events Former PGA Tour events Golf in North Carolina 1902 establishments in North Carolina 1951 disestablishments in North Carolina Recurring sporting events established in 1902 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1951

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