| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Established | 1955 |
| Course | North Hills Country Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,410 yards (5,860 m) [1] |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$30,000 [2] |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 1961 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Cary Middlecoff (1958) |
| To par | –16 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Bruce Crampton | |
| Location map | |
  North Hills CC Location in the United States  North Hills CC Location in Wisconsin | |
The Milwaukee Open Invitational was a professional golf tournament in Wisconsin on the PGA Tour. It was played seven times from 1955 through 1961 at different courses in the Milwaukee area.
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During its final year, Arnold Palmer skipped the tournament to prepare for the British Open, [3] which he won. The field at North Hills Country Club in Menomonee Falls did include 21-year-old Jack Nicklaus of Ohio State, [1] already a veteran of eight majors and the reigning NCAA champion, he won his second U.S. Amateur a month later. [4] The purse was $30,000 and Bruce Crampton won by a stroke; his winner's share was $4,300. [2] Nicklaus was three strokes back at 275 (−5), tied for sixth.
Two won the event twice, both at different courses: Cary Middlecoff (1955, 1958) and Ken Venturi (1957, 1960).
Miller Brewing Company was the title sponsor for the first five editions; the tournament was initiated in 1955 with a five-year agreement, part of the company's centennial celebration. [5] [6]
