Ted Ball

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Ted Ball
Personal information
Full nameEdward A. Ball
Born(1939-11-04)4 November 1939
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
Died17 April 1995(1995-04-17) (aged 55) [1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins20
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia4
Other16
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1964, 1975

Edward A. Ball (4 November 1939 – 17 April 1995) was an Australian professional golfer. He won several dozen significant tournaments in his career.

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Golf career

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

Professional wins (20)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
18 Mar 1964 Singapore Open −1 (70-77-72-72=291)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eric Cremin, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadashi Kitta
230 Mar 1975 Indian Open −10 (75-70-67-70=282)Playoff Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kuo Chie-Hsiung

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1975 Indian Open Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kuo Chie-Hsiung Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australia wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
121 Oct 1973 Wills Masters −6 (71-71-72-68=282)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Heard
220 Oct 1974 New South Wales Open −8 (70-71-70-69=280)7 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle
327 Oct 1974 Wills Masters (2)−6 (70-69-72-70=281)2 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley
428 Sep 1980 National Panasonic New South Wales PGA Championship −3 (67-70-76-72=285)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lyndsay Stephen

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11974 Coca-Cola Lakes Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Murray, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer Shearer won with birdie on first extra hole
21974 Tasmanian Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer
31978 Joe Jansen New South Wales PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Cahill, Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Clifford Clifford won with birdie on first extra hole

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
13 Sep 1963 Metalcraft Tournament −5 (72-69-74-72=287)Shared title with Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson
212 Dec 1964 Wills Classic −14 (63-71-64-68=266)5 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Coxon, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Tuohy

Other Australian wins (11)

Other wins (1)

this list is incomplete

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ Stone, Peter (19 April 1995). "Obituary: Ted Ball, 1939–1995; Always a master to the golf fraternity". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ↑ "Ball wins Wagga golf". The Canberra Times. 6 October 1964.



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