Milwaukee Open Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Established | 1955 |
| Course | North Hills Country Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,410 yards (5,860 m)[1] |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$30,000[2] |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 1961 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Cary Middlecoff (1958) |
| To par | –16 as above |
| Final champion | |
| Australia Bruce Crampton | |
| Location map | |
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The Milwaukee Open Invitational was a professional golf tournament in Wisconsin on the PGA Tour. It was played seven times from 1955 through 1961 at different courses in the Milwaukee area.
During its final year, Arnold Palmer skipped the tournament to prepare for the British Open,[3] which he won. The field at North Hills Country Club in Menomonee Falls did include 21-year-old Jack Nicklaus of Ohio State,[1] already a veteran of eight majors and the reigning NCAA champion, he won his second U.S. Amateur a month later.[4] The purse was $30,000 and Bruce Crampton won by a stroke; his winner's share was $4,300.[2] Nicklaus was three strokes back at 275 (−5), tied for sixth.
Two won the event twice, both at different courses: Cary Middlecoff (1955, 1958) and Ken Venturi (1957, 1960).
Miller Brewing Company was the title sponsor for the first five editions; the tournament was initiated in 1955 with a five-year agreement, part of the company's centennial celebration.[5][6]
Venues
[edit | edit source]The tournament was played at three courses in the Milwaukee area:
| Venue | City | Events | Years | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound Country Club | Wauwatosa | 1 | 1955 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Tripoli Country Club | Milwaukee | 4 | 1956–1959 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| North Hills Country Club | Menomonee Falls | 2 | 1960–1961 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
Blue Mound hosted the PGA Championship in 1933. The PGA Tour returned in 1968 with the Greater Milwaukee Open, which was played for 42 years, through 2009; it was played twice at Tripoli (1971, 1972).
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Open Invitational | |||||
| 1961 | Australia Bruce Crampton | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | United States Gay Brewer United States Bob Goalby |
| 1960 | United States Ken Venturi (2) | 271 | −9 | 2 strokes | United States Billy Casper |
| Miller Open Invitational | |||||
| 1959 | United States Gene Littler | 265 | −15 | 1 stroke | United States Bob Rosburg United States Bo Wininger |
| 1958 | United States Cary Middlecoff (2) | 264 | −16 | 2 strokes | United States Bob Rosburg |
| Miller High Life Open | |||||
| 1957 | United States Ken Venturi | 267 | −13 | 5 strokes | Canada Al Balding United States Sam Snead |
| 1956 | United States Ed Furgol | 265 | −15 | 4 strokes | United States Gene Littler |
| 1955 | United States Cary Middlecoff | 265 | −15 | 4 strokes | United States Julius Boros United States Ted Kroll United States Mike Souchak |
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See also
[edit | edit source]Other former PGA Tour events in Milwaukee
- Greater Milwaukee Open, 1968–2009
- Blue Ribbon Open, 1951
- Milwaukee Open, 1940
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- North Hills Country Club – 1960–61 host
- Tripoli Country Club – 1956–59 host
- Blue Mound Golf and Country Club – 1955 host
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