Ted Kroll

Kroll (August 4, 1919 – April 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer.

Ted Kroll
Personal information
Full name	Ted J. Kroll
Born	(1919-08-04)August 4, 1919 New Hartford, New York
Died	April 23, 2002(2002-04-23) (aged 82) Boca Raton, Florida
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
PGA Tour leading money winner 1956

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, 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. 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.

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.

PGA Tour wins (8)

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
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
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)

• 1952 Miami Beach International Four-Ball (with Lew Worsham)
• 1964 Michigan PGA Championship
• 1972 Florida Open

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

• Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1957 PGA – 1962 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (1952 U.S. Open – 1953 U.S. Open)

• Ryder Cup: 1953 (winners), 1955 (winners), 1957
• Hopkins Trophy: 1952 (winners), 1953 (winners), 1954 (winners), 1956 (winners)