Ed Furgol

Ed Furgol
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Edward Joseph Furgol
Born	(1917-03-24)March 24, 1917 New York Mills, New York
Died	March 6, 1997(1997-03-06) (aged 79) Miami Shores, Florida
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Helen
Career
Turned professional	1945
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	6
Other	5
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T5: 1963
U.S. Open	Won: 1954
The Open Championship	T19: 1955
PGA Championship	T3: 1956
Achievements and awards
PGA Player of the Year	1954

Edward Joseph Furgol (March 24, 1917 – March 6, 1997) was an American professional golfer, the winner of the U.S. Open in 1954.^[1]

At age twelve, Furgol injured his left elbow when he fell off a set of parallel bars at a playground. Despite several surgeries, the elbow never healed correctly and was left with a crooked arm ten inches (25 cm) shorter as a result. On the recommendation of his doctors, he took up golf.^[2]^[3]

A Polish American born in New York Mills, New York, Furgol won six times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1954 U.S. Open. He also played on the Ryder Cup team in 1957. Although he was from the same town as fellow tour player Marty Furgol (1916–2005), they were not related.^[4] Furgol died at age 79 in Miami Shores, Florida.^[1]^[5]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1945 North and South Amateur

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (6)

1947 (1) Bing Crosby Pro-Am (tie with George Fazio)
1954 (2) Phoenix Open, U.S. Open
1956 (2) Miller High Life Open, Rubber City Open
1957 (1) Agua Caliente Open

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins

1951 Michigan PGA Championship
1955 Hopkins International Trophy Matches
1962 Tri-State PGA Championship
1963 Tri-State PGA Championship
1965 Tri-State PGA Championship

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1954	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	+4 (71-70-71-72=284)	1 stroke	Gene Littler

Results timeline

Tournament	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	DNP	45	T6	48
U.S. Open	T12	T13	T45	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	DNP	T15	T38	DNP	DNP	T24	T24	6	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	1	T45	T4	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T19	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	R64	R64	R16	R32	R16	SF	R128	T48	CUT

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	CUT	T5	CUT	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	T38	T14	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T13	T33	T49

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	3	6	16	9
U.S. Open	1	0	2	2	5	21	8
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
PGA Championship	0	1	1	3	5	13	11
Totals	1	1	4	8	17	51	29

Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1953 PGA – 1957 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1956 U.S. Open – 1957 Masters)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1957
Canada Cup: 1955 (winners, individual winner)

References

1 2 "Ed Furgol, 79; pro golfer overcame injury". New York Times. (obituary). March 12, 1997. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
↑ Robertson, Orlo (June 21, 1954). "Silent Ed is new Open golf champ". Sarasota Journal. Florida. Associated Press. p. 7.
↑ DeGange, John (July 3, 1954). "Ins and Outs". The Day. New London, Connecticut. p. 12.
↑ "Ed Furgol to receive Hogan golf award at fete tonight". Ocala Star-Banner. Florida. Associated Press. January 27, 1955. p. 6.
↑ "Furgol dies at the age of 79". Lakeland Ledger. Florida. March 12, 1997. p. C3.

External links

Ed Furgol at the PGA Tour official site

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth 2016 Dustin Johnson

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year

PGA Tour Players of the Year

United States Ryder Cup team – 1957

Tommy Bolt Dow Finsterwald Doug Ford Ed Furgol Fred Hawkins Lionel Hebert Ted Kroll Dick Mayer Art Wall Jr. Jack Burke Jr. (playing captain)

Lost: 4.5 – 7.5

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