Greg Kraft (born April 4, 1964) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional golferIn golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who plays for money even once usually loses his or her amateur status permanently and is banned from all amateur tournaments. A professional may not play in amateur tournaments...
on the
PGA TourThe PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville...
.
Kraft was born in
Detroit, MichiganDetroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded...
. He graduated from the
University of TampaThe University of Tampa, or UT, is a private, co-educational university in Downtown Tampa, Florida. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2006, the University celebrated its 75th anniversary...
in 1986 and turned professional. He played on the
Nationwide TourThe Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
in 1990, 1991, and 2005 and on the PGA Tour from 1992 to 2004 and 2006 to 2008. He has one win on each tour.
In 2002, he received some media attention when he filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour, alleging they failed to properly warn golfers of the possibility of contracting Coccidiomycosis (valley fever).
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Greg Kraft (born April 4, 1964) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional golferIn golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who plays for money even once usually loses his or her amateur status permanently and is banned from all amateur tournaments. A professional may not play in amateur tournaments...
on the
PGA TourThe PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville...
.
Kraft was born in
Detroit, MichiganDetroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded...
. He graduated from the
University of TampaThe University of Tampa, or UT, is a private, co-educational university in Downtown Tampa, Florida. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2006, the University celebrated its 75th anniversary...
in 1986 and turned professional. He played on the
Nationwide TourThe Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
in 1990, 1991, and 2005 and on the PGA Tour from 1992 to 2004 and 2006 to 2008. He has one win on each tour.
In 2002, he received some media attention when he filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour, alleging they failed to properly warn golfers of the possibility of contracting Coccidiomycosis (valley fever). The lawsuit was eventually dismissed.
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PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Winning Score |
Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
| 1 |
Mar 23, 2008 The 2008 PGA Tour season ran from January 3 to November 9. The season consisted of 49 official money events. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour. There were also five unofficial events played in November and...
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Puerto Rico Open The Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular is a professional golf tournament played for the first time on the PGA Tour from March 20 to March 23, 2008. The prize fund was US$3.5 million with $630,000 going to the winner. The tournament was played at the Trump International Golf Club Puerto...
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-14 (69-66-69-70=274) |
1 stroke |
USA Jerry Kelly Jerome Patrick Kelly is an American professional golfer.Kelly was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turned professional that year, but didn't make it onto the PGA Tour until 1996. This followed a successful 1995 season on the second tier Nike...
, USA Bo Van PeltBo Van Pelt is an American professional golfer.Van Pelt was born in Richmond, Indiana. Van Pelt plays on the PGA Tour and captured his first victory on tour in 2009 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. He has been featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings...
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Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|
| The Masters |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
U.S. OpenThe United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
|
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T68 |
DNP |
T53 |
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
|
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour...
|
T47 |
CUT |
CUT |
DNP |
T23 |
T61 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|
| The Masters |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
U.S. OpenThe United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
|
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
CUT |
DNP |
DNP |
CUT |
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
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DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour...
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T69 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
CUT |
DNP |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
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