| Ted Kroll | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ted J. Kroll |
| Born | August 4, 1919 New Hartford, New York |
| Died | April 23, 2002 (aged 82) Boca Raton, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1939 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 8 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | 7th: 1953 |
| U.S. Open | T3: 1960 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 1956 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour leading money winner |
1956 |
Ted J. Kroll (August 4, 1919 – April 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer.
Kroll 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 earnings 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.
Kroll 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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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 20, 1952 | San Diego Open | -12 (65-69-72-70=276) | 3 strokes | Jimmy Demaret |
| 2 | Sep 1, 1952 | Insurance City Open | -11 (69-70-67-67=273) | 4 strokes | Lawson Little, Skee Riegel, Earl Stewart |
| 3 | Sep 7, 1953 | National Celebrities Open | -7 (70-69-71-71=281) | 1 stroke | Lew Worsham |
| 4 | Sep 18, 1955 | Philadelphia Daily News Open | +1 (68-72-66-67=273) | Playoff | Doug Ford |
| 5 | Feb 12, 1956 | Tucson Open Invitational | -16 (65-68-66-65=264) | 3 strokes | Dow Finsterwald |
| 6 | Feb 26, 1956 | Houston Open | -11 (70-67-71-69=277) | 3 strokes | Jack Burke, Jr., Dave Douglas |
| 7 | Aug 12, 1956 | World Championship of Golf | -15 (67-69-71-66=273) | 3 strokes | Fred Hawkins |
| 8 | Jul 20, 1962 | Canadian Open | -10 (71-68-69-70=278) | 2 strokes | Charlie Sifford |
PGA Tour playoff record (1-7)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1952 | Motor City Open | Cary Middlecoff | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1953 | El Paso Open | Chandler Harper | Lost 18-hole playoff (Chandler:70, Kroll:73) |
| 3 | 1953 | Carling Open | Cary Middlecoff | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 4 | 1954 | Western Open | Lloyd Mangrum | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1955 | Philadelphia Daily News Open | Doug Ford | Kroll won on the first extra hole |
| 6 | 1956 | Insurance City Open | Arnold Palmer | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 7 | 1960 | Dallas Open | Johnny Pott, Bo Wininger | Pott won with birdie on third extra hole Wininger eliminated with par on first hole |
| 8 | 1961 | Insurance City Open | Billy Maxwell | Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole |
this list is probably incomplete
| 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 |
| 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 |
| PGA Championship | R16 | R64 | SF | R64 | R16 | R32 | 2 | R16 | 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 |
| PGA Championship | T12 | 4 | T30 | T59 | T23 | T63 | DNP | DNP |
Note: Kroll never played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
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