PGA Tour comes to Milwaukee!
For the 42nd year in a row, the PGA tour is making a stop in Milwaukee this weekend, 
July 16-19. The US BANK CHAMPIONSHIP taking place at Brown Deer Park’s gorgeous course, is one of very few stops on the tour, which takes place on a public course.
According to the official tournament site, the tournament in Milwaukee highlights include:
- 1968 – The first Greater Milwaukee Open is hosted in Milwaukee
- 1989 – Network television begins national broadcasts of the tournament
- 1991 – Corporate Village expands to make room for more fans
- 1994 – Hospitality tents are opened at the 18th hole
- 1996 – Tiger Woods’ PGA TOUR debut at the U.S. Bank Championship
- 2004 – U.S. Bank becomes the title sponsor
- 2007 – The U.S. Bank Championship becomes part of theFedExCup”
Over the years, this tournament has been played on several courses, including Blue Mound Golf & Country Club, Tripoli, Tuckaway, and now Brown Deer Park.
This could be the last though, unless a new sponsor steps up. The US Bank Championship is just one of the victims of tough economic times and criticism of how large companies spend money for marketing. Wisconsin home grown golfers like Gerry Kelly and Steve Stricker will appear. Even Mike Van Sickle, a Marquette standout who has received a sponsors’ exemption will be playing this weekend. Later this year, Mike plans to turn pro. Gerry Kelly is campaigning for someone to take over the sponsorship and keep Milwaukee on the tour calendar. The last few years, the Milwaukee stop coincides with the British Open, which naturally pulls the biggest of names on the Tour. That makes it harder to draw a crowd. With Stricker winning last weekend, and his second win this year, crowds may thicken in Milwaukee. We can do more than hope for a return next year, we can all get out there and enjoy some sun in the gallery over the next few days. Supporting the Open will show Milwaukee does care! A tournament stop like this puts millions of dollars towards local charities, that we can’t afford to lose.
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