| Ted Kroll | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ted J. Kroll | ||
| Born | (1919-08-04)August 4, 1919 New Hartford, New York, U.S. | ||
| Died | April 23, 2002(2002-04-23) (aged 82) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. | ||
| 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.
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.
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 ChampionshiptoJack 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.
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 CemeteryinBushnell, Florida.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 20, 1952 | San Diego Open | −12 (65-69-72-70=276) | 3 strokes |  Jimmy Demaret
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| 2 | Sep 1, 1952 | Insurance City Open | −11 (69-70-67-67=273) | 4 strokes | Lawson Little, Skee Riegel, Earl Stewart
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| 3 | Sep 7, 1953 | National Celebrities Open | −7 (70-69-71-71=281) | 1 stroke | Lew Worsham
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| 4 | Sep 18, 1955 | Philadelphia Daily News Open | +1 (68-72-66-67=273) | Playoff | Doug Ford
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| 5 | Feb 12, 1956 | Tucson Open Invitational | −16 (65-68-66-65=264) | 3 strokes | Dow Finsterwald
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| 6 | Feb 26, 1956 | Houston Open | −11 (70-67-71-69=277) | 3 strokes | Jack Burke Jr., Dave Douglas
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| 7 | Aug 12, 1956 | World Championship of Golf | −15 (67-69-71-66=273) | 3 strokes | Fred Hawkins
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| 8 | Jul 29, 1962 | Canadian Open | −10 (71-68-69-70=278) | 2 strokes | Charlie Sifford
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PGA Tour playoff record (1–7)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1952 | Motor City Open | Cary Middlecoff
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1953 | El Paso Open | Chandler Harper
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Lost 18-hole playoff; Harper: −1 (70), Kroll: +2 (73) |
| 3 | 1953 | Carling Open | Cary Middlecoff
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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
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Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 7 | 1960 | Dallas Open Invitational | Johnny Pott, Bo Wininger
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Pott won with birdie on third extra hole Wininger eliminated by par on first hole |
| 8 | 1961 | Insurance City Open | Billy Maxwell
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Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole |
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| Tournament | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Ted Kroll in the Ryder Cup
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