Ted Tryba

Ted Tryba
Personal information
Born (1967-01-15) January 15, 1967 (age 57)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceOrlando, Florida
Career
CollegeOhio State University
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking48 (October 3, 1999)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1996, 2000
PGA ChampionshipT31: 1999
U.S. OpenT37: 2000
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1999, 2000

Ted Tryba (born January 15, 1967) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Early life

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Tryba was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. When he was four years old, he lost the sight in his left eye as the result of a freak accident. "I was standing in my yard on a windy day watching a big branch fall out of a tree. It got on me quick and hit me in the eye." All he could do was learn to adjust to his vision handicap. "I really had no big adjustments to make," he said. "If there is such a thing as a lucky accident, I guess that was it. If it had happened when I was a teenager or in my 20s, I may have had some problems. I see things a little different than everybody else. Sometimes it makes it difficult to do things, but I've never used it as a crutch."[citation needed]

Tryba played golf at Ohio State University.

Professional career

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Early in his career, Tryba had three victories on the Ben Hogan Tour, the name of the PGA Tour's developmental tour at the time. In the late 1990s, he won twice on the PGA Tour. His best finish in a major is T-31 at the 1999 PGA Championship.[2] He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. The last cut he made on the PGA Tour was in 2005.

Tryba joined The Golf Channel as an analyst in October 2007.

Personal life

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Tryba lives in Orlando, Florida.

Professional wins (5)

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PGA Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 16, 1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic −12 (69-67-68-68=272) 1 stroke United States Scott Simpson
2 Jun 13, 1999 FedEx St. Jude Classic −19 (68-64-67-66=265) 2 strokes United States Tim Herron, United States Tom Lehman

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1999 Westin Texas Open United States Duffy Waldorf Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Ben Hogan Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 22, 1990 Ben Hogan Gateway Open −7 (72-70-67=209) Playoff United States John Daly, United States Bruce Fleisher
2 Sep 22, 1991 Ben Hogan Utah Classic −14 (65-68-69=202) 1 stroke United States Webb Heintzelman
3 Apr 19, 1992 Ben Hogan Shreveport Open −14 (67-68-67=202) 2 strokes United States Skip Kendall

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1990 Ben Hogan Gateway Open United States John Daly, United States Bruce Fleisher Won with eagle on first extra hole
2 1992 Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open United States Lennie Clements, United States Tommy Tolles Clements won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open T51 CUT CUT T66 T37
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT T56 T31 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
The Players Championship T35 CUT CUT CUT T61 CUT T73

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 1999 2000
Match Play R64
Championship T48
Invitational
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 40 1999 Ending 3 Oct 1999" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Golf Major Championships".
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