Greg Kraft

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Greg Kraft
Personal information
Born (1964-04-04) April 4, 1964 (age 61)
Detroit, Michigan
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Clearwater, Florida
Career
College University of Tampa
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking 89 (January 23, 2000) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T23: 1998
U.S. Open T53: 1999
The Open Championship T47: 1994

Greg Kraft (born April 4, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.

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Career

Kraft was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Tampa in 1986 and turned professional later that year. [2] He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1990, 1991, and 2005; and on the PGA Tour from 1992 to 2004, and 2006 to 2010. He has one win on each tour.

In 2003, he sued the PGA Tour, alleging they failed to properly warn golfers of the possibility of contracting Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever). [3] The lawsuit was eventually dismissed. [4]

In 2008, Kraft won the inaugural Puerto Rico Open in his 379th PGA Tour start. His last PGA Tour event was the 2011 Puerto Rico Open. Upon turning 50, Kraft joined the Champions Tour.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Mar 23, 2008 Puerto Rico Open −14 (69-66-69-70=274)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly, Flag of the United States.svg Bo Van Pelt

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jun 26, 2005 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic −17 (65-64-68-70=267)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Timothy O'Neal

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Apr 11, 1993 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic −13 (65-70-64-68=267)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Morris Hatalsky, Flag of the United States.svg Tad Rhyan

Results in major championships

Tournament1994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
U.S. Open T68T53CUTCUT
The Open Championship T47
PGA Championship T47CUTCUTT23T61T69CUT

Note: Kraft never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship T78CUTCUTT62T22T65CUTT10CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2001
Match Play R64
Championship NT1
Invitational

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament

See also

References

  1. "Week 3 2000 Ending 23 Jan 2000" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. "Profile on PGA Tour's official site" . Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  3. "Golfer sues PGA Tour over fungal infection". USA Today. December 25, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  4. "Kraft outlasts Van Pelt to win Puerto Rico". Golf.com. March 23, 2008. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2013.