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Greg Kraft
Personal information
Born (1964-04-04) April 4, 1964 (age 60)
Detroit, Michigan
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceClearwater, Florida
Career
CollegeUniversity of Tampa
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking89 (January 23, 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT23: 1998
U.S. OpenT53: 1999
The Open ChampionshipT47: 1994

Greg Kraft (born April 4, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.

Kraft was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Tampa in 1986 and turned professional later that year.[2] He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1990, 1991, and 2005; and on the PGA Tour from 1992 to 2004, and 2006 to 2010. He has one win on each tour.

In 2003, he received media attention when he sued the PGA Tour alleging they failed to properly warn golfers of the possibility of contracting Coccidiomycosis (valley fever).[3] The lawsuit was eventually dismissed.[4]

In 2008, Kraft won the inaugural Puerto Rico Open in his 379th PGA Tour start. His last PGA Tour event was the 2011 Puerto Rico Open. Upon turning 50, Kraft joined the Champions Tour.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Mar 23, 2008 Puerto Rico Open −14 (69-66-69-70=274) 1 stroke United States Jerry Kelly, United States Bo Van Pelt

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jun 26, 2005 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic −17 (65-64-68-70=267) 2 strokes United States Timothy O'Neal

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
U.S. Open T68 T53 CUT CUT
The Open Championship T47
PGA Championship T47 CUT CUT T23 T61 T69 CUT

Note: Kraft never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Players Championship T78 CUT CUT T62 T22 T65 CUT T10 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2001
Match Play R64
Championship NT1
Invitational

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 3 2000 Ending 23 Jan 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Golfer sues PGA Tour over fungal infection". USA Today. December 25, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "Kraft outlasts Van Pelt to win Puerto Rico". Golf.com. March 23, 2008. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2013.