Cliff Kresge
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| Cliff Kresge | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Clifford Terry Kresge |
| Born | October 3, 1968 Lakewood, New Jersey |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Kingsport, Tennessee Heathrow, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | University of Central Florida |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Nationwide Tour | 3 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T10: 2003 |
| Open Championship | CUT: 2003 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2008 |
Clifford Terry Kresge (born October 3, 1968) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour since 1997.
Kresge was born in Lakewood, New Jersey. 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. He 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). Kresge currently resides in Heathrow, Florida and Kingsport, Tennessee.
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.[1] 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.[2]
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins
- 2002 Virginia Beach Open, Hershey Open
- 2006 Oregon Classic
[edit] References
- ^ Orlando Walk Now for Autism Raises Highest Total in Four Year History, Autism Speaks, e-Speaks, November 21, 2008
- ^ Golfers, community join up with Kresge's Krew in show of support for families touched by autism
