Ted Kroll

United States · born 1919, New Hartford, New York · died 2002

3Ryder Cup points from 4 matches

Ryder Cup3 Cups
PGA Championship1 2nd

Summary

Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 3-1-0 · 3 points (75.0%)
Singles 0-1-0 · Foursomes 3-0-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0
Best major finish runner-up, 1956 PGA Championship

Near misses

1956 PGA Championship Blue Hill Country Club · runner-up to Jack Burke Jr. · lost the final 3 & 2

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 4 matches: 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points. Foursomes 3-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-0.

1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) USA · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
1955 Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club USA · USA won 8–4 · 1-0-0, 1 point
1957 Lindrick Golf Club USA · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 1-0-0, 1 point · automatic

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Jack Burke Jr.'s rivals →

Results by championship

Best day

1956 PGA Championship

Runner-up to Jack Burke Jr..

Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1956.

Career line, 1953–1957

PGA Championship

1956 PGA Championship: runner-up to Jack Burke Jr.

Ryder Cup

1953 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-0 1955 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-0-0 1957 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-0-0

195419561958

4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

Runner-up
Ryder Cup, USA

Ted Kroll was born in 1919 in New Hartford, New York. Kroll's best major finish was second, at the 1956 PGA Championship. Kroll played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (1953, 1955, 1957), winning 3, losing 1 and halving 0 of 4 matches for 3 points.

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The record

Near misses

1956 PGA Championship Blue Hill Country Club · runner-up to Jack Burke Jr. · lost the final 3 & 2

Ryder Cup

Kroll played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 4 matches, 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points (75.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) USA · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
1955 Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club USA · USA won 8–4 · 1-0-0, 1 point
1957 Lindrick Golf Club USA · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 1-0-0, 1 point · automatic

Partners, with matches played together: Jack Burke Jr. (2), Doug Ford (1).

PGA Championship match play

Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 13 won, 8 lost, including 0 of 1 finals.

1950 Round of 64 beat Ray Hill 5 & 4
1950 Round of 32 beat Al Watrous 2 & 1
1950 Round of 16 lost to Johnny Palmer 1 up
1951 Round of 64 lost to Ray Gafford won on 19th hole
1952 Round of 64 beat Lawson Little 1 up
1952 Round of 32 beat Lloyd Mangrum 2 up
1952 Round of 16 beat Ray Honsberger 2 & 1
1952 Quarterfinal beat Cary Middlecoff won on 38th hole
1952 Semifinal lost to Jim Turnesa 2 & 1
1953 Round of 64 lost to Claude Harmon 4 & 2
1954 Round of 64 beat Leonard Wagner 3 & 2
1954 Round of 32 beat Max Evans won on 24th hole
1954 Round of 16 lost to Cary Middlecoff 5 & 4
1955 Round of 64 beat Buck White 3 & 2
1955 Round of 32 lost to Doug Ford 2 & 1
1956 Round of 16 beat Jim Turnesa 1 up
1956 Quarterfinal beat Sam Snead 2 & 1
1956 Semifinal beat Bill Johnston 10 & 8
1956 Final lost to Jack Burke Jr. 3 & 2
1957 Round of 32 beat Ewing Pomeroy 4 & 3
1957 Round of 16 lost to Dick Mayer 1 up

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.