Ted Tryba

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Field	Value
name	Ted Tryba
imagesize
birth_date
birth_place	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	205 lb
nationality
residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
college	Ohio State University
yearpro	1989
retired
tour
extour	PGA Tour
prowins	5
pgawins	2
eurowins
japwins
asiawins
sunwins
auswins
nwidewins	3
chalwins
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins
majorwins
masters	CUT: 1996, 2000
usopen	T37: 2000
open	CUT: 1999, 2000
pga	T31: 1999
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wghofyear
award1
year1
awardssection
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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)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Jul 16, 1995 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | −12 (69-67-68-68=272) | 1 stroke | USA Scott Simpson | | 2 | Jun 13, 1999 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | −19 (68-64-67-66=265) | 2 strokes | USA Tim Herron, USA Tom Lehman | ::

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1999	Westin Texas Open	USA Duffy Waldorf	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
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Ben Hogan Tour wins (3)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Apr 22, 1990 | Ben Hogan Gateway Open | −7 (72-70-67=209) | Playoff | USA John Daly, USA Bruce Fleisher | | 2 | Sep 22, 1991 | Ben Hogan Utah Classic | −14 (65-68-69=202) | 1 stroke | USA Webb Heintzelman | | 3 | Apr 19, 1992 | Ben Hogan Shreveport Open | −14 (67-68-67=202) | 2 strokes | USA Skip Kendall | ::

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1990	Ben Hogan Gateway Open	USA John Daly, USA Bruce Fleisher	Won with eagle on first extra hole
2	1992	Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open	USA Lennie Clements, USA Tommy Tolles	Clements won with birdie on first extra hole
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Results in major championships

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Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Masters Tournament			CUT				CUT
U.S. Open		T51	CUT	CUT		T66	T37
The Open Championship						CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT		T56	T31	CUT
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CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
The Players Championship	T35	CUT	CUT	CUT	T61	CUT	T73
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CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament	1999	2000
Match Play		R64
Championship	T48
Invitational
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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

References

References

1. "Golf Major Championships".

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