Английская Википедия:Al Balding
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Canadian English Шаблон:Infobox golfer Allan George Balding (April 29, 1924 – July 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional golfer, who won four events on the PGA Tour. In 1955 he became the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in the United States; Canadians Ken Black (1936 Vancouver Jubilee Open), Jules Huot (1937 General Brock Open) and Pat Fletcher (1954 Canadian Open) had won PGA Tour events in Canada.[1]
Biography
Balding was born in Toronto, Ontario on April 29, 1924.Шаблон:Sfn Growing up during the Great Depression, Balding quit school in the 7th grade and began caddying at the nearby Islington golf course, despite not previously golfing before.Шаблон:Sfn Balding enlisted in the Canadian Army at 19 for during World War II,[2]Шаблон:Sfn and saw duty in France and Germany.Шаблон:Sfn Balding enlisted thinking that his small stature would land him in the Service Corps, however he was assigned to the 13th Field Battery of the 2nd Artillery division as a driver-mechanic.Шаблон:Sfn He was discharged before the end of the war due to a shoulder injury sustained while "fooling around" on a motorcycle.Шаблон:Sfn After the war in the late 1940s, Balding worked at a Toronto tire manufacturing company,[2] and later at a golf club in Burlington.Шаблон:Sfn He had played golf only occasionally as a youth, but began playing more after the War ended, improving his game rapidly under the instruction of pro Les Franks.Шаблон:Sfn
Balding became a professional golfer in 1950, working as a club professional in Toronto,[3] and won his first minor tournament at 26, the Ontario assistant pro championship.Шаблон:Sfn
Balding began on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour, winning his first two tournaments in 1952. In 1955, Balding became the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in the United States, when he won the Mayfair Open.Шаблон:Sfn In 1957, Balding decided to play full time on the U.S. tour, winning three events on the Tour and finished 6th on the money list with $28,000, the highest of any Canadian at that point, and would not be eclipsed until Mike Weir finished 6th on the money list in 2003.Шаблон:Sfn
Balding would go on to win an impressive number of tournaments in many different venues over a long period of time during his career. He won ten events on the Canadian Tour from 1952 through 1973. He won four tournaments on the PGA Tour, the most of any Canadian to that point. In 1968, in Italy, he won the World Cup team title for Canada (with George Knudson), as well as the individual title.Шаблон:Sfn Balding played on the Canadian National Team in the Canada Cup / World Cup from 1956 to 1970, except in the years 1962, 1965 and 1966. Balding was named Ontario Athlete of the Year in 1955 and 1957. He was elected to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1968.
Balding's career was slowed by several health issues, requiring shoulder surgery in 1965,Шаблон:Sfn and being diagnosed with blood cancer in the 1970s.Шаблон:Sfn Balding was also very critical of the Canadian golf establishment in the 1970s, noting that there were fewer Canadians on the U.S. tour in the 1970s then when he was active in the 1950s and 1960s.Шаблон:Sfn
Balding was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1984. He was also inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[4] He was one of the 40 original seniors on the U.S. Senior PGA Tour in 1980.Шаблон:Sfn Balding Court, a street on the former St. Andrew's Golf Club in Toronto is named in his honour (it is north of York Mills Road, between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue).
Perhaps the most remarkable win of Balding's career came at the age of 76, when he captured the 2000 Canadian PGA Senior Championship, giving him professional victories in six different decades; this was attained against players as young as age 50.Шаблон:Sfn
Balding was the uncle of Canadian auto racing driver Kat Teasdale.[5]
Balding died in Mississauga, Ontario from cancer in 2006.Шаблон:Sfn
Professional wins (19)
PGA Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Dec 18, 1955 | Mayfair Inn Open | −11 (69-66-64-70=269) | 1 stroke | Шаблон:Flagicon Ed Oliver, Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Souchak |
2 | Mar 24, 1957 | Miami Beach Open | −7 (68-69=137) | 1 stroke | Шаблон:Flagicon Chick Harbert |
3 | Nov 24, 1957 | West Palm Beach Open Invitational | −7 (70-71-68=209) | 1 stroke | Шаблон:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald, Шаблон:Flagicon Bert Weaver |
4 | Dec 8, 1957 | Havana Invitational | −7 (70-69-70-72=281) | Playoff | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Besselink |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1957 | Havana Invitational | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Besselink | Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 1959 | Memphis Open | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Player, Шаблон:Flagicon Don Whitt | Whitt won with par on second extra hole Balding eliminated by birdie on first hole |
3 | 1961 | San Diego Open Invitational | Шаблон:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 1964 | Fresno Open Invitational | Шаблон:Flagicon George Knudson | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Canadian wins (10)
- 1952 (2) Quebec Open, Canadian Match Play
- 1954 (1) Canadian Match Play
- 1955 (1) Canadian PGA Championship
- 1956 (1) Canadian PGA Championship
- 1958 (1) Canadian Match Play
- 1961 (1) Canadian Match Play
- 1963 (1) Canadian PGA Championship
- 1970 (1) Canadian PGA Championship
- 1973 (1) Alberta Open
Other wins (3)
- 1963 Mexican Open
- 1968 World Cup (team event with George Knudson and individual event)
Other senior wins (2)
- 1994 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Jay Hebert)
- 2000 Canadian PGA Seniors' Championship
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
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Masters Tournament | T29 | T16 | T26 | 27 | 24 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
U.S. Open | T32 | T43 | T32 | T12 | T43 | T42 | T18 | ||||||||
The Open Championship | T17 | T8 | 9 |
Note: Balding never played in the PGA Championship.
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 15 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1956 Masters – 1962 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Canada): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968 (winners, individual winner), 1969, 1970
- Hopkins Trophy (representing Canada): 1955, 1956
References
- Works cited
External links
- ↑ rcga.org, see Canadian Golf Hall of Fame profiles for Kenneth Black and Julet Huot
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite news
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