Doug Ford
2 Major Championships • 48th All-Time
Major Championship Wins
About Doug Ford
Doug Ford won 2 major championships during a 2-year span, with the first coming in 1955.
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Career Highlights
- 1955 PGA Championship — Defeated Cary Middlecoff 4 and 3 in 36-hole match play final, named PGA Player of the Year
- 1957 Masters — Holed out from plugged bunker lie on final hole to beat Sam Snead by three strokes
- Career — 19 PGA Tour wins, four-time Ryder Cup player (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961)
- 1952 Jacksonville Open — First win came when Sam Snead forfeited playoff over rules dispute
- Masters Record — Played in 49 Masters Tournaments, a record until Arnold Palmer's 50th appearance in 2004
- 2011 — Inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame at age 88
Did You Know?
- Baseball's Loss: Ford received a contract offer from the New York Yankees but chose golf after his father asked how long he'd play baseball — "Why don't you stay with the golf. You'll last forever."
- The Bunker Shot Heard 'Round Augusta: Ford's holed-out bunker shot from a plugged lie on the 72nd hole to win the 1957 Masters is one of the most dramatic finishes in tournament history
- Born Fortunato: Changed his name from Douglas Michael Fortunato to Doug Ford early in his career, keeping his Italian heritage while creating a more marketable identity