Milwaukee_Open

Milwaukee Open

Milwaukee Open

Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour

The Milwaukee Open was a professional golf tournament in Wisconsin on the PGA Tour, played only in 1940. It was held August 2–4 at North Hills Country Club in Menomenee Falls, northwest of Milwaukee. Three-time major winner Ralph Guldahl shot a final round 67 (−4) to win the event at 268 (−16), two shots ahead of runner-up Ed Oliver. It was his first victory in sixteen months, since the Masters in 1939.[2][3] The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,200.[4]

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Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Location in the United States
Menomenee Falls
Menomenee Falls
Location in Wisconsin

Johnny Bulla led after 54 holes at 197 (−16), a new scoring record for the tour. Playing with Guldahl, he carded a 75 (+4) in the final round and fell into a tie for fourth, four strokes back. With nine holes remaining, Bulla led Guldahl by three strokes, but then shot 39 (+3) while Guldahl made up seven strokes with 32 (−4).[3][4]

The 72-hole event began on Friday, and the final two rounds were played on Sunday.[5] North Hills later hosted the Blue Ribbon Open (1951) and the final two editions of the Milwaukee Open Invitational (1960, 1961).

Leaderboard

Sunday, August 4, 1940

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Scorecard

Final nine holes

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Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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See also

Other former PGA Tour events in Milwaukee

References

  1. [1]
    Bartlett, Charles (August 4, 1940). "Bulla cards 131 to take lead in Milwaukee Open". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 6, sec. 2.
  2. [2]
    "Ralph Guldahl wins Milwaukee Open golf". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. August 5, 1940. p. 2.
  3. [3]
    Bartlett, Charles (August 5, 1940). "Guldahl wins in Milwaukee Open with 268". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 19.
  4. [4]
    "Guldahl makes blazing finish". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 5, 1940. p. 9.
  5. [5]
    "Johnny Bulla leads Milwaukee Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 4, 1940. p. 10.

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