Milwaukee Open


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 to win the event at 268, two shots ahead of runner-up Ed Oliver. It was his first victory in sixteen months, since the Masters in 1939. The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,200.
Johnny Bulla led after 54 holes at 197, a new scoring record for the tour. Playing with Guldahl, he carded a 75 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 while Guldahl made up seven strokes with 32.
The 72-hole event began on Friday, and the final two rounds were played on Sunday. North Hills later hosted the Blue Ribbon Open and the final two editions of the Milwaukee Open Invitational.

Leaderboard

Sunday, August 4, 1940
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Ralph Guldahl68-67-66-67=268−161,200
2Ed Oliver66-66-70-68=270−14750
3Sam Snead69-68-69-65=271−13550
T4Johnny Bulla66-65-66-75=272−12375
T4Ben Hogan70-68-66-68=272−12375

Scorecard

Final nine holes
Hole101112131415161718
Par434544345
Guldahl−13−13−13−14−14−15−15−15−16
Bulla−15−15−14−14−13−14−14−13−12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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