Ted Kroll
Ted Kroll | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ted J. Kroll | ||
Born | New Hartford, New York, U.S. | August 4, 1919||
Died | April 23, 2002 Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. | (aged 82)||
Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | ||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) | ||
Sporting 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 | |||
Masters Tournament | 7th: 1953 | ||
PGA Championship | 2nd: 1956 | ||
U.S. Open | T3: 1960 | ||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Ted J. Kroll (August 4, 1919 – April 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer.
Early life
[edit]Kroll was born in New Hartford, New York. He served in the United States Army during World War II, from January 1942 to November 1945,[1] and earned three Purple Hearts after being wounded four times.
Professional career
[edit]Shortly after the war, he took a job as assistant professional at Philmont Country Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.[2] 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.
In 1954, Kroll became the third player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 60, joining Al Brosch (1951) and Bill Nary (1952). He had nines of 30-30 at Brackenridge Park Golf Course during the third round of the Texas Open. His 11-under score vaulted him into a tie for sixth going into the final round, where he shot a 2-under 69 over his final 18 holes to tie for ninth.
Kroll played on three Ryder Cup teams: 1953, 1955, and 1957, compiling a 3–1 record.
Personal life
[edit]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.
Professional wins (11)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (8)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jan 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 29, 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 |
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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; Harper: −1 (70), Kroll: +2 (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 | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
6 | 1956 | Insurance City Open | Arnold Palmer | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
7 | 1960 | Dallas Open Invitational | Johnny Pott, Bo Wininger | Pott won with birdie on third extra hole Wininger eliminated by par on first hole |
8 | 1961 | Insurance City Open | Billy Maxwell | Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole |
Other wins (3)
[edit]- 1952 Miami Beach International Four-Ball (with Lew Worsham)
- 1964 Michigan PGA Championship
- 1972 Florida Open
Results in major championships
[edit]Tournament | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | NT | NT | NT | ||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||
PGA Championship | NT |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | T25 | T14 | 7 | T51 | T51 | CUT | T23 | T14 | ||
U.S. Open | T25 | T7 | T7 | T27 | CUT | T4 | CUT | T11 | ||
PGA Championship | R16 | R64 | SF | R64 | R16 | R32 | 2 | R16 | T20 | T25 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
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Masters Tournament | T13 | T24 | T25 | |||||
U.S. Open | T3 | T27 | CUT | T24 | T48 | |||
PGA Championship | T12 | 4 | T30 | T59 | T23 | T63 |
Note: Kroll never played in The Open Championship.
NT = no tournament
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
Summary
[edit]Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 10 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 36 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1957 PGA – 1962 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (1952 U.S. Open – 1953 U.S. Open)
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]- Ryder Cup: 1953 (winners), 1955 (winners), 1957
- Hopkins Trophy: 1952 (winners), 1953 (winners), 1954 (winners), 1956 (winners)
References
[edit]- ^ "US, Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019". fold3.com. United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "The 1955 Philadelphia Daily News Open". golfphilly.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
External links
[edit]- American male golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- PGA Tour Champions golfers
- Ryder Cup competitors for the United States
- Golfers from New York (state)
- Golfers from Florida
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Deaths from Parkinson's disease in Florida
- People from New Hartford, New York
- Sportspeople from Oneida County, New York
- Sportspeople from Boca Raton, Florida
- 1919 births
- 2002 deaths