Al Brosch | |
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Brosch hitting a shot (c. 1965)
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Personal information | |
Full name | Albert Wenzel Brosch |
Nickname | Red |
Born |
Farmingdale, New York |
November 8, 1911
Died | December 10, 1975 Mineola, New York |
(aged 64)
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Nationality | United States |
Spouse | Ellen Fredericka Blixt |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 25 |
Best results in major championships |
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Masters Tournament | T35: 1950 |
U.S. Open | 6th: 1937 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
PGA Championship | T5: 1951 |
Albert Wenzel "Red" Brosch (November 8, 1911 – December 10, 1975) was an American professional golfer.
Brosch was born in Farmingdale, New York on November 8, 1911 to Henry J. Brosch and his wife Catherine. In June 1936, he married Ellen Fredericka Blixt.
Brosch worked primarily as a club pro but also played on the PGA Tour, making 125 cuts between 1933 and 1962. He was the first player to shoot a round of 60 on the Tour, in the third round of the 1951 Texas Open. He went on to finish fourth, shooting a final-round 70 (268), three strokes out of the E.J. Harrison-Doug Ford playoff. Three weeks later, Brosch turned in his top PGA Tour performance, a runner-up finish at the St. Petersburg Open. He fell by six strokes to winner Jim Ferrier.
As a club pro, he worked primarily in the New York City area, including Bethpage, Cherry Valley Club, and Sands Point Golf Club. He won the Long Island Open 10 times, the Long Island PGA nine times, and the Metropolitan PGA six times.
He was drafted in 1943 and served in World War II, attaining the rank of corporal.
Brosch died on December 10, 1975 and was interred in Long Island National Cemetery. Brosch was honored in 1975 as the PGA Metropolitan Section’s second Sam Snead Award recipient for his contributions to golf, the PGA and the Metropolitan Section.
this list mat be incomplete
Note: Brosch never played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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