| Blue Ribbon Open | |
| Location: | Menomenee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Establishment: | 1951 |
| Course: | North Hills Country Club |
| Par: | 71 |
| Yardage: | [1] |
| Tour: | PGA Tour |
| Format: | Stroke play |
| Purse: | $20,000 |
| Month Played: | July |
| Final Year: | 1951 |
| Final Champion: |  Joe Kirkwood Jr., 271 (–13) |
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 leader.[2] The purse was $20,000 with a winner's share of $2,750.[3] Kirkwood equaled the course record in the final round with a seven-under 64.[4] He had won on tour three years earlier at the Philadelphia Inquirer Open. Following the win, Kirkwood left to go fishing in northern Wisconsin.[5]
North Hills was the site of the Milwaukee Open in 1940 and later hosted the Milwaukee Open Invitational in 1960 and 1961.
Sunday, July 22, 1951
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Kirkwood Jr. | | 72-66-69-64=271 | −13 | 2,750 |
| 2 |  | 67-70-70-65=273 | −11 | 1,900 | |
| T3 | 70-68-68-68=274 | −10 | 1,475 | ||
| | 71-67-70-66=274 | ||||
| 5 | | 73-66-68-68=275 | −9 | 1,150 | |
| 6 | | 68-69-70-72=279 | −5 | 1,000 | |
| T7 | | 69-68-72-71=280 | −4 | 762 | |
| | 73-68-68-71=280 | ||||
| | 68-70-72-70=280 | ||||
| Glenn Teal | | 67-67-74-72=280 |
Other former PGA Tour events in Milwaukee