| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Menomenee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Established | 1951 |
| Course(s) | North Hills Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,257 yards (5,721 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $20,000 [1] |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 1951 |
| Final champion | |
 Joe Kirkwood Jr., 271 (–13) | |
Milwaukee
Location in the United States
Menomenee Falls
Location in Wisconsin
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.[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.
- ^ a b c "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.