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Born: Sun,Aug 6,1922 - West Haven, Conn.
Age: 101y 8m 12d, Nationality: USA
Height: 5'11, Weight: 180lbs
Home: Lake Worth, Fla.
Turned Pro: 1949, Joined PGA Tour: 1950, Joined Champions Tour: 1980
Notes: PGA Tour Playoff Record: 5-6 Champions Tour Playoff Record: 0-1 PGA Tour Victories: 19 - 1952 Jacksonville Open; 1953 Virginia Beach Open, Miami Open; 1954 Greensboro Open, Fort Wayne Open; 1955 All-American Championship, PGA Championship, Carling Open; 1957 Los Angeles Open, Masters, Western Open; 1958 Pensacola Open; 1959 Canadian Open; 1960 and 1961 "500" Festival; 1962 Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Eastern Open; 1963 Canadian Open. Player Notes: * Won 1955 PGA Championship ...

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Doug Ford

PGA Tour Playoff Record: 5-6
Champions Tour Playoff Record: 0-1
PGA Tour Victories: 19 - 1952 Jacksonville Open; 1953 Virginia Beach Open, Miami Open; 1954 Greensboro Open, Fort Wayne Open; 1955 All-American Championship, PGA Championship, Carling Open; 1957 Los Angeles Open, Masters, Western Open; 1958 Pensacola Open; 1959 Canadian Open; 1960 and 1961 "500" Festival; 1962 Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Eastern Open; 1963 Canadian Open.

Player Notes:
* Won 1955 PGA Championship and 1957 Masters.
* Chosen PGA Player of the Year in 1955.
* Member 1955, '57 and '61 U.S. Ryder Cup teams.
* Inducted into PGA World Hall of Fame in 1975.
* Won two unofficial events on the Champions Tour -1981 Golf Digest Commemorative and Doug Sanders Energy Classic.
Played a total of 332 Champions Tour events between 1980 and 2000, and although he didn't win an official event, he was runner-up once and had six top-10 finishes.
Between 1995 and 2000, had only played in the PGA Seniors' Championship, missing all six cuts.
At 95, he is the oldest living Masters champion, 176 days older than Jack Burke, Jr.

Player Career Chart (for all results recorded on all Tours in GOLFstats)
Career at a Glance: Starts: 413, Cuts Made: 207 (50%), Top Tens: 13 (3%) , Rounds: 1029, Scoring Avg: 76.17, Career Earnings: $138,695 - Best Finish: T-1st (2 times)
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Career Totals for Doug Ford per Year
Performance Scoring Averages Stats
Year Starts Cuts Made % Wins % Top 5s % Top 10s % Top 25s % Rnds 1st Rd2nd Rd3rd Rd4th RdPre CutPost CutAll RndsP/RBi/RE/RBo/REarnings
  
  
  
  
33%
  
  
  
67%
  
100%
  
70.5
  
  
  
71.372.5
  
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3
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
67%
  
  
  
73.373.072.373.2
  
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3
  
  
0%
  
  
2
  
2
  
  
  
  
74.3
  
71.772.772.2----
  
3
  
100%
  
  
133%133%3
  
12
  
71.7
  
  
72.371.8
  
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133%
  
33%
  
  
12
  
  
  
  
73.372.3
  
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0%
  
  
  
  
  
100%
  
  
  
72.575.572.074.0
  
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74.0
  
  
73.772.773.373.0----
  
20
  
  
  
  
0
  
0
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
74.775.6
  
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8
  
  
  
0
  
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4%
  
  
  
73.3
  
74.272.7
  
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6
  
0
  
  
  
0
  
15%5075.3
  
  
  
74.474.474.4----
  
17318%0
  
0
  
  
0%1
  
  
74.974.474.0
  
74.775.2
  
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4
  
100%0
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
73.575.874.8
  
----$996
  
3
  
00%
  
0%0
  
  
  
  
77.0
  
  
76.076.274.575.8----
  
3
  
100%0
  
00%
  
  
  
  
10
  
  
  
  
74.373.0
  
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224
  
0
  
  
  
  
  
0
  
  
  
  
  
  
74.274.774.3----
  
  
0
  
  
  
  
  
  
0%
  
  
2976.6
  
0076.80
  
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160
  
  
0%
  
  
  
  
  
0%28
  
  
0077.30
  
----$0
22
  
36%0
  
  
0%
  
0%0
  
59
  
  
75.0
  
74.875.0
  
----$2,389
  
  
  
  
  
0
  
0
  
  
0%
  
  
  
73.0
  
77.275.0
  
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11
  
  
00%00%
  
  
  
  
18
  
77.90078.30
  
----$0
  
0
  
00%
  
  
  
0%
  
  
  
77.7
  
  
076.174.0
  
----$0
  
  
81%
  
0%
  
  
  
  
0
  
8076.776.7
  
076.776.3
  
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7
  
14%
  
  
0
  
  
  
  
  
  
76.172.468.571.074.669.3
  
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0
  
0
  
  
0%
  
  
8877.6
  
76.9
  
77.676.977.4----
  
  
  
  
00%
  
  
  
  
  
  
6
  
  
0079.30
  
----$0
  
29
  
  
0%
  
  
  
0%
  
  
  
  
  
  
78.577.475.3
  
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00%
  
  
  
0%
  
  
7879.0
  
  
  
78.879.078.9----
  
  
  
  
00%
  
  
  
0%
  
  
48
  
  
78.9
  
78.679.1
  
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Year Starts Cuts Made % Wins % Top 5 % Top 10 % Top 25 % Rnds 1st Rd 2nd Rd 3rd Rd 4th Rd Pre Cut Post Cut All Rds P/R Bi/R E/R Bo/R Earnings
Avg/Year
Totals373188151124936$126,123
Green cells highlight the best in each column/category, yellow the worst.
Stats: P/R=Pars per Round, Bi/R = Birdies per Round, E/R = Eagles per Round, Bo/R = Bogeys per Round. Only provided on last 3, 5 or 10 year reports.