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