Ted Ball

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

Early life

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 victories.

Professional career

Ball 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

• 1960 Australian Amateur, New South Wales Champion of Champions, New South Wales Amateur

Professional wins (21)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (2)

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

PGA Tour of Australia wins (5)

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–3)

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2)

Other Australian wins (11)

• 1962 Queensland Open
• 1964 Wagga City Open, City of Sydney Open, Tasmanian Open, New South Wales Open
• 1965 Lakes Open, Johnston Motors Tournament
• 1968 Queensland PGA Championship
• 1970 City of Sydney Open
• 1972 South Australian Open
• 1977 New South Wales PGA Championship

Other wins (1)

• 1977 Papua New Guinea Open

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1960
• Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 1960 (winners)

Professional

• World Cup (representing Australia): 1974

References