Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "West Haven" redirects here For other uses see West Haven (disambiguation West Haven is a city in New Haven County, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America born Fortunato (born June 8, 1922) is an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf.
Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut. "West Haven" redirects here For other uses see West Haven (disambiguation West Haven is a city in New Haven County, He turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952. His first major was the 1955 PGA Championship. The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The tournament was still match play at that time, and Ford defeated Cary Middlecoff (4&3) in the final. Match play is a scoring system for Golf in which a player or team earns points for each hole in which they have bested their opponents this is as opposed to Stroke play PGA Tour wins (40 1945 (1 North and South Open (as an amateur 1947 (1 Charlotte Open 1948 (2 Hawaiian Open, Miami Ford was that season's PGA Player of the Year. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. In 1957, he holed out from a plugged lie in the bunker, on the final hole, to come from behind and beat Sam Snead by three strokes at The Masters. Career In 1937 his first year on the Tour he won five events including the Oakland Open at Claremont Country Club in California The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The last of his 19 PGA Tour wins came in 1963. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States.
Ford played on four Ryder Cup teams: 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1961. The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from He was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame in 1972. He was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame is a nonprofit institution honoring exceptional U
Professional wins (25)
PGA Tour wins (19)
Other wins (4)
Other senior wins (2)
Major Championships
Wins (2)
Results timeline
| Tournament |
1949 |
1950 |
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
| The Masters |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T21 |
T21 |
T33 |
DNP |
T6 |
1 |
T2 |
T25 |
| U.S. Open |
CUT |
CUT |
41 |
T19 |
T21 |
T35 |
T7 |
T9 |
T17 |
34 |
T5 |
| The Open Championship |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
| PGA Championship |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
1 |
R32 |
R16 |
T11 |
T11 |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R## — Round of 16, 32, etc. The Greater Jacksonville Open was a PGA Tour event that was played from 1969 until 1976 The Labatt Open was a Golf event on the PGA Tour that was played in Canada in the mid-1950s The Miami Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1955 The Wyndham Championship is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The Fort Wayne Open, which played for one year as Fort Wayne Invitational, was a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the 1950s The All American Open was a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Northern Trust Open, formerly known as the Nissan Open and originally known as the Los Angeles Open is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The Western Open, a professional Golf tournament was first played in 1899 This article is about the former PGA Tour event for information on the former Nationwide Tour event see Pensacola Classic. 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Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber ( April 25, 1916 &ndash September 23, 1994) was an American professional Golfer on The Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf is a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour. Arthur Jonathan Wall Jr ( November 25, 1923 – October 31, 2001) was an American Golfer He was born in Honesdale Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America PGA Tour wins (40 1945 (1 North and South Open (as an amateur 1947 (1 Charlotte Open 1948 (2 Hawaiian Open, Miami The 1957 Masters Tournament was contested from April 4 to April 7 at Augusta National Golf Club. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's Career In 1937 his first year on the Tour he won five events including the Oakland Open at Claremont Country Club in California The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The PGA Championship was conducted at match play before 1958.
QF — Quarterfinal
SF — Semifinal
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10, or for Round of 16 appearance in PGA Championship pre-1958.
See also
This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official money events on the PGA Tour.
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Cary Middlecoff