Cliff Kresge

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.

Cliff Kresge
Personal information
Full nameClifford Terry Kresge
Born (1968-10-03) October 3, 1968
Lakewood Township, New Jersey
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceKingsport, Tennessee
Career
CollegeUniversity of Central Florida
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s)Web.com Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2008
U.S. OpenT10: 2003
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2003

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. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a liberal arts degree in 1991 and turned professional. 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 (an event he grew up attending after his family moved to Orlando, Florida). 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.

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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.YearTournamentOpponent(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)

Results in major championships
Tournament2003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T10 T62
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament2010201120122013
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.

See also

References
  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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