# Ed Furgol

Edward Joseph Furgol (March 24, 1917 – March 6, 1997) was an American professional golfer. He is best known for winning the 1954 U.S. Open.

## Early life

Furgol was Polish-American born in New York Mills, New York.
At age twelve, Furgol injured his left elbow when he fell off a set of parallel bars at a playground. Despite several surgeries, the elbow never healed correctly and was left with a crooked arm ten inches (25 cm) shorter as a result. On the recommendation of his doctors, he took up golf.

## Professional career

Furgol won six times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1954 U.S. Open. Furgol won the 1954 Canada Cup as both an individual and teammate. He also played on the Ryder Cup team in 1957.
Although he was from the same town as fellow tour player Marty Furgol (1916–2005), they were not related.

## Personal life

Frugal was married to Helen. He died at age 79 in Miami Shores, Florida.

## Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete
* 1945 North and South Amateur

## Professional wins (13)
### PGA Tour wins (6)

* Legend
* Major championships (1)
* Other PGA Tour (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Jan 12, 1947 | Bing Crosby Pro-Am | −3 (72-69-72=213) | Shared title with George Fazio | Shared title with George Fazio |
| 2 | Feb 8, 1954 | Phoenix Open | −12 (71-68-65-68=272) | Playoff | Cary Middlecoff |
| 3 | Jun 19, 1954 | U.S. Open | +4 (71-70-71-72=284) | 1 stroke | Gene Littler |
| 4 | Aug 19, 1956 | Miller High Life Open | −15 (63-66-71-65=265) | 4 strokes | Gene Littler |
| 5 | Sep 9, 1956 | Rubber City Open | −17 (69-68-68-66=271) | 1 stroke | Arnold Palmer |
| 6 | Jan 20, 1957 | Agua Caliente Open | −8 (72-67-70-71=280) | Playoff | Al Besselink |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1954 | Phoenix Open | Cary Middlecoff | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1956 | Motor City Open | Bob Rosburg | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1957 | Agua Caliente Open | Al Besselink | Won with par on second extra hole |
Source:

### Other wins (7)

* 1951 Michigan PGA Championship
* 1954 Havana Invitational
* 1955 Canada Cup (team winner and individual winner)
* 1962 Tri-State PGA Championship
* 1963 Tri-State Championship
* 1965 Tri-State Championship

## Major championships
### Wins (1)

| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
| 1954 | U.S. Open | 1 shot lead | +4 (71-70-71-72=284) | 1 stroke | Gene Littler |

### Results timeline

| Tournament | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| Masters Tournament | | T44 | T6 | T47 |
| U.S. Open | T12 | T13 | T45 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | | | | |
| PGA Championship | | | | |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| Masters Tournament | | T15 | T38 | | | T24 | T24 | 6 | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | 1 | T45 | T4 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | | | | | | T19 | | | | |
| PGA Championship | | R64 | R64 | R16 | R32 | R16 | SF | R128 | T48 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 |
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT | T5 | CUT | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T38 | T14 | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | | | | | | | |
| PGA Championship | | | | CUT | T13 | T33 | T49 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1959 PGA Championship) R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 9 |
| U.S. Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 8 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 29 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1953 PGA – 1957 Masters)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1956 U.S. Open – 1957 Masters)

## U.S. national team appearances

* Ryder Cup: 1957
* Canada Cup: 1955 (winners, individual winner)
* Lakes International Cup: 1954 (withdrew)
* Hopkins Trophy: 1955 (winners)