Doug Ford (golfer)
| Doug Ford | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. |
| Born |
August 6, 1922 West Haven, Connecticut |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1949 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 33 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 19 |
| Other | 11 (regular) 3 (Senior) |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) |
|
| Masters Tournament | Won: 1957 |
| U.S. Open | T5: 1959 |
| The Open Championship | T24: 1964 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1955 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2011 (member page) |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1955 |
Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. born Fortunato (born August 6, 1922) is a retired American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion.
Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut on August 6, 1922. He turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952 at the Jacksonville Open.
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. 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, 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."
Ford's first major was the 1955 PGA Championship. The tournament was still match play at that time, and Ford defeated Cary Middlecoff (4&3) in the final. Ford was that season's PGA Player of the Year. 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. He is the oldest surviving winner of the Masters. The last of his 19 PGA Tour wins came in 1963.
Ford played on four Ryder Cup teams: 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1961. He was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame in 1972. He was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. Ford was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2010 and was inducted in May 2011.
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