Marty Furgol

Marty Furgol
Marty Furgol
	Furgol, circa 1951
Personal information
Full name	Martin A. Furgol
Born	January 5, 1916; New York Mills, New York
Died	November 23, 2005 (aged 89); Florida
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1937
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T11: 1957
PGA Championship	T9: 1949, 1955
U.S. Open	T9: 1953
The Open Championship	DNP

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Martin A. Furgol (January 5, 1916 – November 23, 2005) was an American professional golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour in the 1950s. He played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team. He was born in New York Mills, New York and died in Florida. Although he was from the same town as golfer Ed Furgol, they are not related.^[1]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 25, 1951	Houston Open	−11 (69-67-72-69=277)	1 stroke	Jack Burke Jr.
2	Jul 15, 1951	Western Open	−10 (68-68-69-65=270)	1 stroke	Cary Middlecoff
3	Sep 26, 1954	National Celebrities Open	−11 (68-68-68-69=273)	1 stroke	Bo Wininger
4	Feb 1, 1959	San Diego Open Invitational	−14 (70-71-64-69=274)	1 stroke	Joe Campbell, Billy Casper, Dave Ragan, Mike Souchak, Bo Wininger
5	Sep 20, 1959	El Paso Open	−15 (73-69-66-65=273)	4 strokes	Jay Hebert, Ernie Vossler

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1954	Greater Greensboro Open	Doug Ford	Lost 18-hole playoff; Ford: +1 (72), Furgol: +4 (75)

Other wins (1)

this list may be incomplete

1970 Philadelphia PGA Championship^[2]

U.S. national team appearances

Ryder Cup: 1955 (winners)
Hopkins Trophy: 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners)
Lakes International Cup: 1954 (winners)

References

^ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Copyright PGA Tour. Doubleday. p. 68. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
^ Trenham, Pete. "Trenham Golf History: 1970 to 1979". trenhamgolfhistory.org. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

External links

Marty Furgol at the PGA Tour official site

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[1] Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Copyright PGA Tour. Doubleday. p. 68. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.

[2] Trenham, Pete. "Trenham Golf History: 1970 to 1979". trenhamgolfhistory.org. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

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