Ted Kroll

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Ted J. Kroll (August 4, 1919April 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)

[edit] Other wins

this list is probably incomplete

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
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
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
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

  1. ^ The 1955 Philadelphia Daily News Open. golfphilly.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.

[edit] See also