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 Menomonee Falls, northwest of Milwaukee.

LocationMenomenee Falls,
Wisconsin, U.S.

Established1951

CourseNorth Hills Country Club

Par71

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Blue Ribbon Open

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)

Close

Milwaukee

Location in the United States

Menomonee Falls

Location in Wisconsin

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.