Milwaukee Open Invitational
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Established | 1955 |
| CourseTemplate:Pluralize from text | North Hills Country Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,410 yards (5,860 m)[1] |
| TourTemplate:Pluralize from text | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | Template:Currency[2] |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 1961 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Cary Middlecoff (1958) |
| To par | –16 as above |
| Final champion | |
| Template:Flagicon 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
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
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Open Invitational | |||||
| 1961 | Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Gay Brewer Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby |
| 1960 | Template:Flagicon Ken Venturi (2) | 271 | −9 | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Billy Casper |
| Miller Open Invitational | |||||
| 1959 | Template:Flagicon Gene Littler | 265 | −15 | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg Template:Flagicon Bo Wininger |
| 1958 | Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff (2) | 264 | −16 | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg |
| Miller High Life Open | |||||
| 1957 | Template:Flagicon Ken Venturi | 267 | −13 | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Al Balding Template:Flagicon Sam Snead |
| 1956 | Template:Flagicon Ed Furgol | 265 | −15 | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Gene Littler |
| 1955 | Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff | 265 | −15 | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Julius Boros Template:Flagicon Ted Kroll Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak |
See also
Other former PGA Tour events in Milwaukee
- Greater Milwaukee Open, 1968–2009
- Blue Ribbon Open, 1951
- Milwaukee Open, 1940
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Massengale, Hawkins knotted". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 21, 1961. p. 2B.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Aussie wins Milwaukee with 272". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. July 24, 1961. p. 9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Palmer bypasses Milwaukee event". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. July 19, 1961. p. 7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nicklaus-Nicklaus set to compete in Milwaukee Open". Ocala Star-Banner. Florida. Associated Press. September 11, 1985. p. 4C.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Miller to quit Open golf meet". Milwaukee Sentinel. September 23, 1959. p. 2 part 2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Miller Open golf tourney dropped by brewery". Milwaukee Journal. September 23, 1959. p. 17, part 2.
External links
- 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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