Ted Tryba (born January 15, 1967) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
Early life Tryba was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. When he was four years old, he lost the sight in his left eye as the result of a freak accident. "I was standing in my yard on a windy day watching a big branch fall out of a tree. It got on me quick and hit me in the eye." All he could do was learn to adjust to his vision handicap. "I really had no big adjustments to make," he said. "If there is such a thing as a lucky accident, I guess that was it. If it had happened when I was a teenager or in my 20s, I may have had some problems. I see things a little different than everybody else. Sometimes it makes it difficult to do things, but I've never used it as a crutch."
Tryba played golf at Ohio State University.
Professional career Early in his career, Tryba had three victories on the Ben Hogan Tour, the name of the PGA Tour's developmental tour at the time. In the late 1990s, he won twice on the PGA Tour. His best finish in a major is T-31 at the 1999 PGA Championship. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. The last cut he made on the PGA Tour was in 2005.
Tryba joined The Golf Channel as an analyst in October 2007.
Personal life Tryba lives in Orlando, Florida.
Professional wins (5) PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jul 16, 1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic−12 (69-67-68-68=272)1 stroke Scott Simpson2Jun 13, 1999 FedEx St. Jude Classic−19 (68-64-67-66=265)2 strokes Tim Herron, Tom Lehman
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11999Westin Texas Open Duffy WaldorfLost to birdie on first extra hole
Ben Hogan Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Apr 22, 1990Ben Hogan Gateway Open−7 (72-70-67=209)Playoff John Daly, Bruce Fleisher2Sep 22, 1991Ben Hogan Utah Classic−14 (65-68-69=202)1 stroke Webb Heintzelman3Apr 19, 1992Ben Hogan Shreveport Open−14 (67-68-67=202)2 strokes Skip Kendall
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11990Ben Hogan Gateway Open John Daly, Bruce FleisherWon with eagle on first extra hole21992Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open Lennie Clements, Tommy TollesClements won with birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament1994199519961997199819992000Masters TournamentCUTCUTU.S. OpenT51CUTCUTT66T37The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT56T31CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in The Players Championship Tournament1994199519961997199819992000The Players ChampionshipT35CUTCUTCUTT61CUTT73 CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament19992000Match PlayR64ChampionshipT48Invitational
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied
See also 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1992 Ben Hogan Tour graduates
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