Blue Ribbon Open

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Blue Ribbon Open
Tournament information
LocationMenomenee Falls,
Wisconsin, U.S.
Established1951
Course(s)North Hills Country Club
Par71
Length6,257 yards (5,721 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$20,000 [1]
Month playedJuly
Final year1951
Final champion
Australia Joe Kirkwood Jr., 271 (–13)
Milwaukee is located in the United States
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
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Location in the United States
Menomenee Falls is located in Wisconsin
Menomenee Falls
Menomenee Falls
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Location in Wisconsin

The Blue Ribbon Open was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played only in 1951. It was held in Wisconsin at the North Hills Country Club in Menomenee Falls, northwest of Milwaukee.

Part-time Hollywood actor Joe Kirkwood Jr. won the event at 271 (–13), two shots over runners-up Sam Snead and Jim Ferrier, the 54-hole leader.[2] The purse was $20,000 with a winner's share of $2,750.[1] Kirkwood equaled the course record in the final round with a seven-under 64.[3] He had won on tour three years earlier at the Philadelphia Inquirer Open. Following the win, Kirkwood left to go fishing in northern Wisconsin.[4]

North Hills was the site of the Milwaukee Open in 1940 and later hosted the Milwaukee Open Invitational in 1960 and 1961.

Leaderboard[]

Sunday, July 22, 1951

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Joe Kirkwood Jr.  Australia 72-66-69-64=271 −13 2,750
2 Sam Snead  United States 67-70-70-65=273 −11 1,900
T3 Jim Ferrier  Australia 70-68-68-68=274 −10 1,475
Lloyd Mangrum  United States 71-67-70-66=274
5 Skee Riegel  United States 73-66-68-68=275 −9 1,150
6 Jimmy Demaret  United States 68-69-70-72=279 −5 1,000
T7 Julius Boros  United States 69-68-72-71=280 −4 762
Jack Burke Jr.  United States 73-68-68-71=280
George Fazio  United States 68-70-72-70=280
Glenn Teal  United States 67-67-74-72=280

Source:[3]

See also[]

Other former PGA Tour events in Milwaukee

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Joe Kirkwood cards final round 64 to win Blue Ribbon golf tourney". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. July 23, 1951. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Ferrier leads in Milwaukee Open". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Associated Press. July 22, 1951. p. 6, sec. 2.
  3. ^ a b "Kirkwood's 271 wins golf meet at Milwaukee". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. July 23, 1951. p. 2, sec. 3.
  4. ^ "Kirkwood edges Snead for first". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. July 23, 1961. p. 10.

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