Doug Ford (golfer)

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Douglas Michael Ford Sr. (born Douglas Michael Fortunato;[1] August 6, 1922 – May 14, 2018) was an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion. Ford turned professional in 1949, later going on to win the 1955 PGA Championship and the 1957 Masters Tournament. He was also a member of four Ryder Cup teams (1955, 1957, 1959, and 1961) and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.

Early life

Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut, on August 6, 1922.[2][3][4] During World War II, he served in the Coast Guard Air Division.[5]

Ford recalled later in life that he showed enough promise as a baseball player that he received a contract offer from the New York Yankees. While he was considering the offer, his father asked how long he might expect to play baseball. When Doug said that he might expect to play professional baseball for about 10 years, his father responded, "Why don't you stay with the golf. You'll last forever."[6]

Professional career

Ford turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952 at the Jacksonville Open.[7]

The win in Jacksonville was an unusual one. At the end of regulation play, Ford and Sam Snead were tied for the lead. An 18-hole playoff was scheduled for the next day but rather than play, Snead forfeited.[8] The forfeit stemmed from a ruling Snead received during the tournament's second round of play. On the 10th hole, Snead's drive landed behind an out-of-bounds stake. While Chick Harbert, who was playing with Snead, thought the ball was out-of-bounds,[9] a rules official ruled differently due to the starter not telling players the stakes had been moved since the previous day's play had ended. Afterwards, Snead explained why he forfeited even though Ford suggested they play sudden-death for the title. "I want to be fair about it. I don't want anyone to think I took advantage of the ruling."[10]

Ford's first major title was the PGA Championship in 1955, which was contested at match play. He defeated Cary Middlecoff in the 36-hole final, 4 and 3. Ford was that season's PGA Player of the Year.[2] 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 Tournament. The last of his 19 PGA Tour wins came in 1963.[7] Ford played on four Ryder Cup teams: 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1961.

Ford played in 49 Masters Tournaments, a record that stood until Arnold Palmer played in his 50th tournament three years later. His final Masters was in 2001 at age 78; he withdrew after an opening-hole double-bogey and was asked not to participate in future tournaments.[11][12]

At the age of 88, Ford still regularly played casual golf.[6]

Personal life

Ford died in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on May 14, 2018, at the age of 95.[1][13]

Honors and awards

Professional wins (34)

PGA Tour wins (19)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Other PGA Tour (17)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 24, 1952 Jacksonville Open −8 (69-68-70-73=280) Playoff Template:Flagicon Sam Snead
2 Apr 19, 1953 Virginia Beach Open −14 (63-65-67-67=262) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Ansel Snow
3 Aug 23, 1953 Labatt Open −15 (67-69-64-65=265) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Walter Burkemo
4 Dec 13, 1953 Miami Open −8 (68-67-70-67=272) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Sam Snead
5 Apr 5, 1954 Greater Greensboro Open −1 (71-69-73-70=283) Playoff Template:Flagicon Marty Furgol
6 Aug 22, 1954 Fort Wayne Open −18 (70-69-66-65=270) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak
7 Jul 26, 1955 PGA Championship 4 and 3 Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff
8 Aug 7, 1955 All American Open −11 (69-69-69-70=277) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Leo Biagetti
9 Sep 26, 1955 Carling Golf Classic −12 (70-69-68-69=276) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr.
10 Jan 7, 1957 Los Angeles Open −4 (69-71-71-69=280) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jay Hebert
11 Apr 7, 1957 Masters Tournament −5 (72-73-72-66=283) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Sam Snead
12 Jun 30, 1957 Western Open −5 (69-71-67-72=279) Playoff Template:Flagicon George Bayer, Template:Flagicon Gene Littler,
Template:Flagicon Billy Maxwell
13 Mar 16, 1958 Pensacola Open Invitational −10 (70-65-70-73=278) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Ken Venturi, Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr.
14 Jun 20, 1959 Canadian Open −12 (68-69-69-70=276) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald, Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr.,
Template:Flagicon Bo Wininger
15 May 29, 1960 500 Festival Open Invitation −14 (66-68-68-68=270) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jerry Barber
16 May 28, 1961 500 Festival Open Invitation (2) −11 (69-69-67-68=273) Playoff Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer
17 Jan 22, 1962 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am −2 (70-73-69-74=286) Playoff Template:Flagicon Joe Campbell
18 Jun 24, 1962 Eastern Open Invitational −9 (69-65-73-72=279) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby
19 Jul 6, 1963 Canadian Open (2) −4 (69-67-74-70=280) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Al Geiberger

PGA Tour playoff record (5–7)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1951 Texas Open Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison Lost 18-hole playoff;
Harrison: −4 (67),
Ford: −3 (68)
2 1951 Kansas City Open Template:Flagicon Dave Douglas, Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff Middlecoff won 18-hole playoff;
Middlecoff: −4 (68),
Douglas: E (72),
Ford: E (72)
3 1952 Jacksonville Open Template:Flagicon Sam Snead Won after concession before playoff
4 1953 Greater Greensboro Open Template:Flagicon Sam Snead, Template:Flagicon Earl Stewart,
Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr. 		Stewart won with par on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff;
Stewart: −2 (68),
Snead: −2 (68),
Ford: E (70),
Wall: +2 (72)
5 1954 Greater Greensboro Open Template:Flagicon Marty Furgol Won 18-hole playoff;
Ford: +1 (72),
Furgol: +4 (75)
6 1955 Rubber City Open Template:Flagicon Jackson Bradley, Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr.,
Template:Flagicon Henry Ransom 		Ransom won with birdie on first extra hole
7 1955 Philadelphia Daily News Open Template:Flagicon Ted Kroll Lost to birdie on first extra hole
8 1956 Western Open Template:Flagicon Mike Fetchick, Template:Flagicon Jay Hebert,
Template:Flagicon Don January 		Fetchick won 18-hole playoff;
Fetchick: −6 (66),
Hebert: −1 (71),
Ford: E (72),
January: +3 (75)
9 1957 Rubber City Open Invitational Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole
10 1957 Western Open Template:Flagicon George Bayer, Template:Flagicon Gene Littler,
Template:Flagicon Billy Maxwell 		Won with par on third extra hole
Littler and Maxwell eliminated by par on first hole
11 1961 500 Festival Open Invitation Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer Won with birdie on second extra hole
12 1962 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Template:Flagicon Joe Campbell Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (12)

Other senior wins (3)

Sources:[2][7][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]

Playoff record

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1981 Michelob-Egypt Temple Senior Classic Template:Flagicon Don January Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
1955 PGA Championship n/a 4 & 3 Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff
1957 Masters Tournament 3 shot deficit −5 (72-73-72-66=283) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Sam Snead

Results timeline

Tournament 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament T21 T21 T33 T6 1 T2 T25
U.S. Open CUT CUT 41 T19 T21 T35 T7 T9 T17 34 T5
The Open Championship
PGA Championship 1 R32 R16 T11 T11
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament T25 T32 T44 T11 T46 T31 T17 T31 T48 CUT
U.S. Open T33 T6 T8 CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship T24
PGA Championship T7 T5 5 T27 CUT T20 CUT CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament CUT T46 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT WD
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT T56 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT CUT CUT WD CUT WD CUT CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT WD
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT WD CUT CUT WD WD CUT CUT WD WD
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001
Masters Tournament WD WD
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

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  Top 10

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  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Source:[34]

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 1 1 0 2 3 9 49 17
U.S. Open 0 0 0 1 5 8 19 12
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
PGA Championship 1 0 0 3 5 9 27 11
Totals 2 1 0 6 13 27 96 41
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 31 (1951 U.S. Open – 1963 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (1955 U.S. Open – 1956 U.S. Open)

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

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