Ted Kroll
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Ted J. Kroll (August 4, 1919 – April 23, 2002) was a professional golfer. He was born in New Hartford, New York.
Kroll served in the United States Army during World War II and earned three Purple Hearts after being wounded four times. Shortly after the war, he took a job as assistant professional at Philmont Country Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.[1] He began a 34 year PGA Tour career in 1949. He won eight times on the tour, including three wins in 1956, when he topped the money list with earning of $72,836. That same year he lost the final of the PGA Championship to Jack Burke, Jr., 3 and 2.
Kroll played on three Ryder Cup teams: 1953, 1955, and 1957.
He was married for over 50 years and had four daughters. In his later years he suffered from Parkinson's disease. He died in Boca Raton, Florida and is buried in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins (8)
- 1952 (2) San Diego Open, Insurance City Open
- 1953 (1) National Celebrities Open
- 1955 (1) Philadelphia Daily News Open
- 1956 (3) Tucson Open Invitational, Houston Open, World Championship of Golf
- 1962 (1) Canadian Open
[edit] Other wins
this list is probably incomplete
- 1952 Miami Beach International Four-Ball (with Lew Worsham)
- 1964 Michigan PGA Championship
[edit] Results in major championships
Tournament | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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The Masters | DNP | T25 | T14 | 7 | T51 | DNP | T51 | CUT | T23 | T14 |
U.S. Open | T25 | DNP | T7 | T7 | T27 | CUT | T4 | CUT | DNP | T11 |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | T9 | T33 | T3 | T33 | T9 | T17 | 2 | T9 | T20 | T25 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
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The Masters | T13 | T24 | T25 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | T3 | T27 | DNP | CUT | DNP | T24 | DNP | T48 |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | T12 | 4 | T30 | T59 | T23 | T63 | DNP | DNP |
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
[edit] References
- ^ The 1955 Philadelphia Daily News Open. golfphilly.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.