2017 April Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/9/2017
1941 Henry Hurst Invitational Tournament Program - Sam Snead Winner
In the third week of September 1941, the PGA Tour was in Philadelphia for the first annual $5,000 Henry Hurst Invitation at Torresdale-Frankford Country Club. The tournament came about because the host course needed to put a fence around their course and Henry Hurst, a member, told the club that if they would let him bring a PGA Tour event there he would make enough profit to put up a fence, and he did. The event was held in conjunction with the PGA Silver Anniversary banquet held over the same weekend in Philadelphia and drawing all the top players of the day to the banquet and tournament. Ben Hogan and Bud Ward were the two honored guests at the dinner. In a turn of events it was the only prize Hogan would get that weekend, after being in the money in fifty-six straight PGA Tour events, Bantom Ben failed to cash missing by five shots at 291. Sam Snead won this event (26th of 82 record PGA career wins) with an eight-under-par 272. Excellent condition program from this event is offered here.
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1941 Henry Hurst Invit. Tourn. Program - Sam Snead Win-Torresdale-Frankford C.C.
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