Ed Furgol

Ed Furgol
Ed Furgol
Personal information
Full name	Edward Joseph Furgol
Born	March 24, 1917; New York Mills, New York
Died	March 6, 1997 (aged 79); Miami Shores, Florida
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1945
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions 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
PGA Championship	T3: 1956
U.S. Open	Won: 1954
The Open Championship	T19: 1955
Achievements and awards
PGA Player of the Year
PGA Player of the Year	1954

Edward Joseph Furgol (March 24, 1917 – March 6, 1997) was an American professional golfer.

When he was twelve years of age, Furgol injured his left elbow when he fell off a set of parallel bars. The elbow never healed correctly and Furgol was left with a crooked arm as a result. On the recommendation of his doctors, he took up golf.^[1]

Furgol won six times on the PGA Tour including one major championship, the 1954 U.S. Open. He also played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team. He was born in New York Mills, New York and died in Miami Shores, Florida. Although he was from the same town as golfer Marty Furgol, they are not related. He was Polish American.^[2]

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
1955 Canada Cup (individual and team)
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

^ Robertson, Orlo (June 21, 1954). "Silent Ed is new Open Golf Champ". Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. p. 7.
^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19550127&id=VwYTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tgQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4119,1075671

External links

Ed Furgol at the PGA Tour official site

[1] Robertson, Orlo (June 21, 1954). "Silent Ed is new Open Golf Champ". Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. p. 7.

[2] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19550127&id=VwYTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tgQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4119,1075671

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