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The U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee was a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played annually in July in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer, Wisconsin. The tournament was held at the Brown Deer Park Golf Course. U.S. Bancorp was the main sponsor of the tournament. The 2009 purse was $4,000,000, with $720,000 going to the winner. The tournament was run by Milwaukee Golf Charities, Inc., with proceeds from the tournament going to a variety of Wisconsin charities. In 1968, the tournament made its inaugural appearance〔(Thrilling ride remembered )〕 on the Tour as the Greater Milwaukee Open (or GMO), competing against the British Open by offering a $200,000 purse (second highest on the Tour) with a $40,000 first prize. Lee Trevino, the 1968 U.S. Open winner, decided to play in the GMO instead of the British Open.〔(Weiskopf and Trevino near money lead )〕 In 2004, U.S. Bank signed on as title sponsor. In July 2006, U.S. Bank and Milwaukee Golf Charities Inc. announced that U.S. Bank will remain the sponsor for at least three more years.〔(U.S. Bank will remain title sponsor for three more years )〕 The tournament was played at various golf courses in the Milwaukee area: *North Shore Country Club, Mequon, 1968-70 *Tripoli Country Club, Milwaukee, 1971-72 *Tuckaway Country Club, Franklin, 1973-93 *Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer, 1994-2009. The tournament was nationally televised beginning in 1989. Tiger Woods made his professional debut at the Milwaukee tournament on August 29, 1996, four days after winning his third consecutive U.S. Amateur title. He made the cut at the GMO and finished tied for 60th place, earning a modest $2,544.() The event ended after the 2009 tournament. U.S. Bank announced that it would not renew its sponsorship after the 2009 event. Secondary sponsor Aurora Health Care also announced that it would substantially cut back on its financial involvement. Before U.S. Bank's sponsorship, the tournament survived thanks to the help of late philanthropist Jane Pettit. Its slot on the PGA Tour schedule against the British Open, along with low attendance and TV ratings, were reasons cited by U.S. Bank for pulling out of the event.〔(U.S. Bank pulls its support as golf tournament's title sponsor )〕 The Greater Milwaukee Charities organization has closed it offices and has shut down. ==Winners== U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee *2009 Bo Van Pelt *2008 Richard S. Johnson *2007 Joe Ogilvie *2006 Corey Pavin *2005 Ben Crane U.S. Bank in Milwaukee *2004 Carlos Franco Greater Milwaukee Open *2003 Kenny Perry *2002 Jeff Sluman *2001 Shigeki Maruyama *2000 Loren Roberts *1999 Carlos Franco *1998 Jeff Sluman *1997 Scott Hoch *1996 Loren Roberts *1995 Scott Hoch *1994 Mike Springer *1993 Billy Mayfair *1992 Richard Zokol *1991 Mark Brooks *1990 Jim Gallagher, Jr. *1989 Greg Norman *1988 Ken Green *1987 Gary Hallberg *1986 Corey Pavin *1985 Jim Thorpe *1984 Mark O'Meara *1983 Morris Hatalsky *1982 Calvin Peete *1981 Jay Haas *1980 Billy Kratzert *1979 Calvin Peete *1978 Lee Elder *1977 Dave Eichelberger *1976 Dave Hill *1975 Art Wall *1974 Ed Sneed *1973 Dave Stockton *1972 Jim Colbert *1971 Dave Eichelberger *1970 Deane Beman *1969 Ken Still *1968 Dave Stockton 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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