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First contested in 1950 in honor of two brothers who had been killed in the World War II, the event has been held every year since inception at Shannopin Country Club and is traditionally held the first Friday in August. The championship is an 18-hole event, Chapman format, with at least one brother being a member of a WPGA Member Club. The team of Bud and Dick Semple, whom the the Association's Century Foursomes Championship is named, won the inaugural event. The tandem of Chick and Rob Wagner have been dominate in this championship recently, having won the title a record 8 times. In 2005, the Wagner team passed the team of Jack and George Benson (7 wins) for most titles. This year also saw the steak of consecutive entries end. Dick and Frank Fuhrer, Jr. had played in the event every year since the first, a record of 55 events. The Fuhrer team won the event in 1960.
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