Blue Ribbon Open
Template:Short description Template:Infobox golf tournament Script error: No such module "Location map". Script error: No such module "Location map". 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.[1] The purse was $20,000 with a winner's share of $2,750.[2] Kirkwood equaled the course record in the final round with a seven-under 64.[3] He had won on tour three years earlier at the Philadelphia Inquirer Open. Following the win, Kirkwood left to go fishing in northern Wisconsin.[4]
North Hills was the site of the Milwaukee Open in 1940 and later hosted the Milwaukee Open Invitational in 1960 and 1961.
Leaderboard
Sunday, July 22, 1951
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Kirkwood Jr. | Template:Flagcountry | 72-66-69-64=271 | −13 | 2,750 |
| 2 | Sam Snead | Template:Flagcountry | 67-70-70-65=273 | −11 | 1,900 |
| T3 | Jim Ferrier | Script error: No such module "flag". | 70-68-68-68=274 | −10 | 1,475 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | Template:Flagcountry | 71-67-70-66=274 | |||
| 5 | Skee Riegel | Template:Flagcountry | 73-66-68-68=275 | −9 | 1,150 |
| 6 | Jimmy Demaret | Template:Flagcountry | 68-69-70-72=279 | −5 | 1,000 |
| T7 | Julius Boros | Template:Flagcountry | 69-68-72-71=280 | −4 | 762 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | Template:Flagcountry | 73-68-68-71=280 | |||
| George Fazio | Template:Flagcountry | 68-70-72-70=280 | |||
| Glenn Teal | Template:Flagcountry | 67-67-74-72=280 |
Source:[3]
See also
Other former PGA Tour events in Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Open, 1940
- Milwaukee Open Invitational, 1955–61
- Greater Milwaukee Open, 1968–2009
References
External links
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