▁Tournament ▁officials , ▁with ▁their ▁mut ual ▁consent , ▁declared ▁them ▁co - w inners . ▁ ▁M ead ow bro ok ▁Host ed ▁the ▁Motor ▁City ▁Open ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁W inners ▁in ▁those ▁years ▁were : ▁▁▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁ <0x09> M ike ▁S ouch ak ▁▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁ <0x09> C ary ▁Middle co ff ▁▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁ <0x09> C ary ▁Middle co ff , ▁Lloyd ▁Mang rum ▁( co - w inners ) ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁ <0x09> Ben ▁Hog an ▁ ▁M ead ow bro ok ' s ▁early ▁histor ies ▁An ▁early ▁history ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁by ▁the ▁club ▁historian , ▁William ▁H . ▁" Un cle ▁Bill " ▁A ston . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁M ead ow bro ok ' s ▁Historical ▁Committee ▁believe ▁the ▁original ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁US ▁Open . ▁A ston ' s ▁history ▁exists ▁in ▁several ▁similar , ▁but ▁not ▁identical , ▁iterations . ▁The ▁best ▁version ▁hang s ▁in ▁a ▁frame ▁over ▁the ▁fire place ▁near ▁the ▁Cent enn ial ▁D ining ▁Room ▁at ▁M ead ow bro ok ▁Country ▁Club . ▁ ▁Another ▁history ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Jim ▁Fr ant z . ▁He ▁c add ied ▁at ▁M ead ow bro ok