Blue Ribbon Open
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. The purse was $20,000 with a winner's share of $2,750. Kirkwood equaled the course record in the final round with a seven-under 64. He had won on tour three years earlier at the Philadelphia Inquirer Open. Following the win, Kirkwood left to go fishing in northern Wisconsin.
North Hills was the site of the Milwaukee Open in 1940 and later hosted the Milwaukee Open Invitational in 1960 and 1961.
Leaderboard
Sunday, July 22, 1951
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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:
See also
Other former PGA Tour events in Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Open, 1940
- Milwaukee Open Invitational, 1955–61
- Greater Milwaukee Open, 1968–2009
References
- ^ "Joe Kirkwood cards final round 64 to win Blue Ribbon golf tourney". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. July 23, 1951. p. 11.
- ^ "Ferrier leads in Milwaukee Open". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Associated Press. July 22, 1951. p. 6, sec. 2.
- ^ "Kirkwood's 271 wins golf meet at Milwaukee". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. July 23, 1951. p. 2, sec. 3.
- ^ "Kirkwood edges Snead for first". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. July 23, 1961. p. 10.