Ed Furgol

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Edward Joseph Furgol (March 24, 1917 – March 6, 1997) was an American professional golfer. He is best known for winning the 1954 U.S. Open.[1]

Early life

Furgol was Polish-American born in New York Mills, New York.

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 Script error: No such module "convert". shorter as a result. On the recommendation of his doctors, he took up golf.[2][3]

Professional career

Furgol won six times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1954 U.S. Open. Furgol won the 1954 Canada Cup as both an individual and teammate. 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]

Personal life

Frugal was married to Helen. He died at age 79 in Miami Shores, Florida.[1][5]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (13)

PGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jan 12, 1947 Bing Crosby Pro-Am[6] −3 (72-69-72=213) Shared title with Template:Flagicon George Fazio
2 Feb 8, 1954 Phoenix Open[7][8] −12 (71-68-65-68=272) Playoff Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff
3 Jun 19, 1954 U.S. Open[9] +4 (71-70-71-72=284) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Gene Littler
4 Aug 19, 1956 Miller High Life Open[10] −15 (63-66-71-65=265) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Gene Littler
5 Sep 9, 1956 Rubber City Open[11] −17 (69-68-68-66=271) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer
6 Jan 20, 1957 Agua Caliente Open[12] −8 (72-67-70-71=280) Playoff Template:Flagicon Al Besselink

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1954 Phoenix Open Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1956 Motor City Open Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg Lost to par on first extra hole
3 1957 Agua Caliente Open Template:Flagicon Al Besselink Won with par on second extra hole

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Other wins (7)

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 Template:Flagicon Gene Littler

Results timeline

Tournament 1946 1947 1948 1949
Masters Tournament T44 T6 T47
U.S. Open T12 T13 T45 CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament T15 T38 T24 T24 6 CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT CUT 1 T45 T4 CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship T19
PGA Championship 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
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T38 T14 CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT T13 T33 T49

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  Win

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  Top 10

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  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1959 PGA Championship)
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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

References

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External links

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