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 Menomonee 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 leader. The purse was $20,000 with a winner's share of $2,750. Kirkwood equaled the course record in the final round with a seven-under 64. He had won on tour three years earlier at the Philadelphia Inquirer Open. Following the win, Kirkwood left to go fishing in northern Wisconsin.
North Hills was the site of the Milwaukee Open in 1940 and later hosted the Milwaukee Open Invitational in 1960 and 1961.
Leaderboard Sunday, July 22, 1951 PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Joe Kirkwood Jr. 72-66-69-64=271 −13 2,750 2 Sam Snead 67-70-70-65=273 −11 1,900T3 Jim Ferrier 70-68-68-68=274 −10 1,475Lloyd Mangrum 71-67-70-66=2745 Skee Riegel 73-66-68-68=275 −9 1,1506 Jimmy Demaret 68-69-70-72=279 −5 1,000T7 Julius Boros 69-68-72-71=280 −4 762Jack Burke Jr. 73-68-68-71=280George Fazio 68-70-72-70=280Glenn Teal 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
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External links North Hills Country Club