Blue Ribbon Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Menomenee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Established | 1951 |
| Course | North Hills Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,257 yards (5,721 m)[1] |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $20,000 [1] |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 1951 |
| Final champion | |
 Joe Kirkwood Jr., 271 (–13) | |
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 54-hole leader.[2] The purse was $20,000 with a winner's share of $2,750.[1] Kirkwood equaled the course record in the final round with a seven-under 64.[3] He had won on tour three years earlier at the Philadelphia Inquirer Open. Following the win, Kirkwood left to go fishing in northern Wisconsin.[4]
North Hills was the site of the Milwaukee Open in 1940 and later hosted the Milwaukee Open Invitational in 1960 and 1961.
Sunday, July 22, 1951
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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