About the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee:
The U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee is a former tournament on the PGA Tour. It was first played in 1968 and last played in 2009. Throughout most of its history, the tournament was known as the Greater Milwaukee Open. The tournament ceased play after the 2009 event when title sponsor U.S. Bancorp withdrew and no replacement title sponsor could be found.
2009 Tournament
Bo Van Pelt defeated John Mallinger in a playoff with a birdie to Mallinger's par on the second extra hole. Van Pelt closed with a 64 and Mallinger with a 65 to finish at 13-under 267. It was the first victory in Van Pelt's eight years on the PGA Tour.
2008 Tournament
Richard S. Johnson claimed his first PGA Tour victory with a final-round 64, finishing one stroke better than runner-up Ken Duke. Johnson posted a total of 16-under 264.
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PGA Tour U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Records:
- 72 holes: 260 - Loren Roberts, 2000; Ben Crane, 2005
- 18 holes: 61 - Steve Lowery, 1999, and Corey Pavin, 2006, at Brown Deer Park Golf Course; Ken Green, 1988, and Robert Gamez, 1991, at Tuckaway Country Club
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Golf Courses:
The final home of the U.S. Bank Championship was Brown Deer Park Golf Course in Milwaukee, a public, Milwaukee County-owned course. The course opened in 1929 with the original design by George Hansen; much later, Andy North and Roger Packard collaborated on a partial redesign.
Here are the golf courses where this tournament was played during its lifetime:
- NorthShore Country Club, Mequon, Wisc., 1968-70
- Tripoli Golf Club, Milwaukee, 1971-72
- Tuckaway Country Club, Franklin, Wisc., 1973-1993
- Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, 1994-present
PGA Tour U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Trivia and Notes:
This tournament's official PGA Tour history goes back to 1968, when it debuted as the Greater Milwaukee Open. But more famous than this tournament's debut is the debut of a certain player in this event. Tiger Woods' first PGA Tour event as a professional was the 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open. Woods finished tied for 60th, earning $2,544. It was his only appearance in this event. Another tournament debuted in Milwaukee in 1940, when Ralph Guldahl won what was called the Milwaukee Open. It wasn't played again until 1951. Another four years were skipped, then it was played from 1955-1961, with winners including Ken Venturi, Cary Middlecoff and Gene Littler. That tournament is considered by the PGA Tour a separate and different event from what was later called the Greater Milwaukee Open and then the U.S. Bank Championship, although some histories of this tournament reference the earlier one. When Art Wall won here in 1975, he was 51 years and 7 months old. That makes him the second-oldest winner on the PGA Tour.
Jack Nicklaus finished second 58 times in his PGA Tour career. And the last time he was the runner-up happened here, at the 1985 Greater Milkwaukee Open. Corey Pavin set the PGA Tour 9-hole scoring record in the 2006 U.S. Bank Championship, shooting 26 over his first nine holes of the tournament. He finished with a 61 and went on to a wire-to-wire win.
In 2007, Richard S. Johnson teed off first in the final round and played as a single. He completed 18 holes in 1 hour, 21 minutes.
There have been no three-time winners of the U.s. Bank Championship, and no golfer has won here in back-to-back years. Scott Hoch came closest to consecutive wins, winning in 1995 and 1997. The longest gap between wins is 20 years by Pavin, whose first victory in Milwaukee was in 1986. U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Winners:
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U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
2009 - Bo Van Pelt-p, 267
2008 - Richard S. Johnson, 264
2007 - Joe Ogilvie, 266
2006 - Corey Pavin, 260
2005 - Ben Crane, 260
2004 - Carlos Franco, 267
Greater Milwaukee Open
2003 - Kenny Perry, 267
2002 - Jeff Sluman, 261
2001 - Shigeki Maruyama-p, 266
2000 - Loren Roberts, 260
1999 - Carlos Franco, 264
1998 - Jeff Sluman, 265
1997 - Scott Hoch, 268
1996 - Loren Roberts-p, 265
1995 - Scott Hoch, 269
1994 - Mike Springer, 268
1993 - Billy Mayfair-p, 270
1992 - Richard Zokol, 269
1991 - Mark Brooks, 270
1990 - Jim Gallagher Jr.-p, 271
1989 - Greg Norman, 269
1988 - Ken Green, 268
1987 - Gary Hallberg, 269
1986 - Corey Pavin-p, 272
1985 - Jim Thorpe, 274
1984 - Mark O’Meara, 272
1983 - Morris Hatalsky-p, 275
1982 - Calvin Peete, 274
1981 - Jay Haas, 274
1980 - Bill Kratzert, 266
1979 - Calvin Peete, 269
1978 - Lee Elder-p, 275
1977 - Dave Eichelberger, 278
1976 - Dave Hill, 270
1975 - Art Wall, 271
1974 - Ed Sneed, 276
1973 - Dave Stockton, 276
1972 - Jim Colbert, 271
1971 - Dave Eichelberger, 270
1970 - Deane Beman, 276
1969 - Ken Still, 277
1968 - Dave Stockton, 275
