Cliff Kresge

Cliff Kresge
Cliff Kresge
Personal information
Full name	Clifford Terry Kresge
Born	October 3, 1968 (age 56); Lakewood Township, New Jersey
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Kingsport, Tennessee
Career
College	University of Central Florida
Turned professional	1991
Current tour(s)	Web.com Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	3
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2008
U.S. Open	T10: 2003
The Open Championship	CUT: 2003

Clifford Terry Kresge (born October 3, 1968) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour since 1997.

Early life

Kresge was born in Lakewood Township, New Jersey.^[1] His parents moved to central Florida in 1972 and lived on the Dubsdread Golf Course in Orlando where he took golf at age 8. Kresge graduated from the University of Central Florida with a liberal arts degree in 1991.

Professional career

Kresge turned professional in 1991. He played mainly on mini-tours until 1997 when he joined the Nationwide Tour. Kresge has three wins on the Nationwide Tour.

His best finishes on the PGA Tour are a pair of T-3 at the 2002 B.C. Open and the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational. He also finished tied for 10th in the 2003 U.S. Open.

Kresge won a 2011 NGA Hooters Tour event; the Bridgestone Winter Series at Deer Island GC in a four-hole playoff.

Personal life

Kresge currently resides with his wife Judy in Kingsport, Tennessee. Judy has three sons from previous marriage while Cliff has a son of his own also from a previous marriage. Judy's oldest son Peter often caddies for Kresge.

Kresge has gone public, along with Ernie Els, about both of their sons being diagnosed with autism. Kresge was the Honorary Walk Chair for the November 15, 2008 Orlando Walk Now For Autism, a fundraiser for Autism Speaks.^[2] In September 2009, Kresge along with Els and 18 other PGA Tour players held a charity Pro-Am at Ridgefields Country Club in Kingsport for his Autism Charity: Kresge's Krew Foundation.^[3] The foundation again held their annual tournament at Ridgefields in 2010 and 2011. Ernie Els returned to headline a field of 15 PGA Tour players

Professional wins (4)

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 5, 2002	Virginia Beach Open	−11 (68-71-67-71=277)	Playoff	Arron Oberholser
2	Jul 7, 2002	Hershey Open	−8 (67-71-71-67=276)	Playoff	Brian Claar, Steve Ford, Joel Kribel
3	Sep 24, 2006	Oregon Classic	−17 (70-67-67-67=271)	Playoff	Ricky Barnes

Nationwide Tour playoff record (3–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2002	Virginia Beach Open	Arron Oberholser	Won with eagle on second extra hole
2	2002	Hershey Open	Brian Claar, Steve Ford, Joel Kribel	Won with birdie on third extra hole
3	2006	Oregon Classic	Ricky Barnes	Won with par on third extra hole

Other wins (1)

2011 Bridgestone Winter Series at Deer Island GC (NGA Hooters Tour)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2003	2004	2008
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	T10	T62
The Open Championship	CUT
PGA Championship			CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open				CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Top 10

Did not play

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

References

^ Ducibella, Jim (May 5, 2002). "Beach Open". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 9, 2011. Kresge, a Lakewood, NJ, native, worked short-game magic the entire back nine...
^ "Orlando Walk Now for Autism Raises Highest Total in Four Year History". Autism Speaks, e-Speaks. November 21, 2008. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
^ Golfers, community join up with Kresge's Krew in show of support for families touched by autism

External links

Official website
Cliff Kresge at the PGA Tour official site
Cliff Kresge at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[1] Ducibella, Jim (May 5, 2002). "Beach Open". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 9, 2011. Kresge, a Lakewood, NJ, native, worked short-game magic the entire back nine...

[2] "Orlando Walk Now for Autism Raises Highest Total in Four Year History". Autism Speaks, e-Speaks. November 21, 2008. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.

[3] Golfers, community join up with Kresge's Krew in show of support for families touched by autism

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