The North and South Open was one of the most prestigious professional golf tournaments in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century.

The event ran from 1902 to 1951 and was won by many major champions, including three-time winners Walter Hagen, Ben Hogan, and Sam Snead.

Hogan's win in 1940 at age 27 was his first as a professional; the winner's share was a thousand dollars.

[2][3] 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.

[1] The Ryder Cup was held at the course the previous week,[4] but only five of the nine on the winning U.S. team stayed to play.