Blue Ribbon Open

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Blue Ribbon Open
Tournament information
Location Menomenee Falls,
Wisconsin, U.S.
Established1951
CourseNorth Hills Country Club
Par71
Length6,257 yards (5,721 m) [1]
Tour PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $20,000 [1]
Month playedJuly
Final year1951
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Kirkwood Jr., 271 (–13)
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Milwaukee
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Location in the United States
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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.

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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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Joe Kirkwood Jr. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 72-66-69-64=271−132,750
2 Sam Snead Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 67-70-70-65=273−111,900
T3 Jim Ferrier Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 70-68-68-68=274−101,475
Lloyd Mangrum Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 71-67-70-66=274
5 Skee Riegel Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 73-66-68-68=275−91,150
6 Jimmy Demaret Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 68-69-70-72=279−51,000
T7 Julius Boros Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 69-68-72-71=280−4762
Jack Burke Jr. Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 73-68-68-71=280
George Fazio Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 68-70-72-70=280
Glenn TealFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 67-67-74-72=280

Source: [3]

See also

Other former PGA Tour events in Milwaukee

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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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