Edward A. Ball (4 November 1939 – 17 April 1995) was an Australian professional golfer. He won several dozen significant tournaments in his career.
| Ted Ball | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Edward A. Ball |
| Born | 4 November 1939 Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 17 April 1995 (aged 55)[1] |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 20 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 4 |
| Other | 16 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1964, 1975 |
Golf career edit
Ball was born in Hornsby, New South Wales. He had a decorated amateur career, including a win at the Australian Amateur in 1960, along with several other amateur victories. He turned professional in the early 1960s and found immediate success. He won his first title in 1962 at the Queensland Open. He added numerous wins after that internationally. He staged one of Australian golf's greatest comebacks to win the Wills Masters in 1973. In 1974, he became the first player to successfully defend the Wills title. He shot rounds of 70, 69, 72 and 70 at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney to win by two strokes; this is said to be the greatest achievement in his career.
Amateur wins edit
- 1960 Australian Amateur, New South Wales Champion of Champions, New South Wales Amateur
Professional wins (20) edit
Asia Golf Circuit wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Mar 1964 | Singapore Open | −1 (70-77-72-72=291) | 1 stroke | Eric Cremin,  Tadashi Kitta
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| 2 | 30 Mar 1975 | Indian Open | −10 (75-70-67-70=282) | Playoff |  Kuo Chie-Hsiung
|
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | Indian Open | Kuo Chie-Hsiung
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australia wins (4) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Oct 1973 | Wills Masters | −6 (71-71-72-68=282) | 2 strokes |  Jerry Heard
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| 2 | 20 Oct 1974 | New South Wales Open | −8 (70-71-70-69=280) | 7 strokes | Kel Nagle
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| 3 | 27 Oct 1974 | Wills Masters (2) | −6 (70-69-72-70=281) | 2 strokes |  Gary Player, Ian Stanley
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| 4 | 28 Sep 1980 | National Panasonic New South Wales PGA Championship | −3 (67-70-76-72=285) | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady, Lyndsay Stephen
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PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | Coca-Cola Lakes Open | Paul Murray, Bob Shearer
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Shearer won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1974 | Tasmanian Open | Bob Shearer
|
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| 3 | 1978 | Joe Jansen New South Wales PGA Championship | Mike Cahill, John Clifford
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Clifford won with birdie on first extra hole |
New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Sep 1963 | Metalcraft Tournament | −5 (72-69-74-72=287) | Shared title with Peter Thomson
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| 2 | 12 Dec 1964 | Wills Classic | −14 (63-71-64-68=266) | 5 strokes | Barry Coxon, Bob Tuohy
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Other Australian wins (11) edit
- 1962 Queensland Open
- 1964 Wagga City Open,[2] City of Sydney Open, Tasmanian Open, New South Wales Open
- 1965 Lakes Open
- 1968 Queensland PGA Championship
- 1970 City of Sydney Open
- 1972 South Australian Open
- 1973 South Australian Open
- 1977 New South Wales PGA Championship
Other wins (1) edit
this list is incomplete
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1960
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 1960 (winners)
Professional
References edit
- ^ Stone, Peter (19 April 1995). "Obituary: Ted Ball, 1939–1995; Always a master to the golf fraternity". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Ball wins Wagga golf". The Canberra Times. 6 October 1964.
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