Al Brosch

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| fullname = Albert Wenzel Brosch

| nickname = Red

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|11|8}}

| birth_place = Farmingdale, New York

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|12|10|1911|11|8}}

| death_place = Mineola, New York

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| nationality = {{USA}}

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| masters = T35: 1950

| usopen = 6th: 1937

| open = DNP

| pga = T5: 1951

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Albert Wenzel "Red" Brosch (November 8, 1911 – December 10, 1975){{cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=Len |first2=Barbara |last2=Kelly |title=Who's Who in Golf |year=1976 |publisher=Arlington House |location=New Rochelle, New York |isbn=0-87000-225-2 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/28 28–9] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/28 }} was an American professional golfer.

Early life

Brosch was born in Farmingdale, New York, on November 8, 1911, to Henry J. Brosch and his wife Catherine. In June 1936, he married Ellen Fredericka Blixt.

Golf career

Brosch worked primarily as a club pro but also played on the PGA Tour, making 125 cuts between 1933 and 1962. He was the first player to shoot a round of 60 on the Tour, in the third round of the 1951 Texas Open.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wVpIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YU4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5932%2C4782201 |work=St. Petersburg Times |location=(Florida) |agency=Associated Press |last=Ratliff |first=Harold V. |title=Brosch's 60 sets new PGA tourney record |date=February 11, 1951 |page=29}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vF8bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-k0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3928%2C4027554 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |title=Al Brosch's sizzling 60 shatters PGA record |date=February 11, 1951 |page=39}} He went on to finish fourth, shooting a final-round 70 (268), three strokes out of the Dutch Harrison-Doug Ford playoff. Three weeks later, Brosch turned in his top PGA Tour performance, a runner-up finish at the St. Petersburg Open. He fell by six strokes to winner Jim Ferrier.

As a club pro, he worked primarily in the New York City area, including Bethpage, Cherry Valley Club, and Sands Point Golf Club. He won the Long Island Open 10 times, the Long Island PGA nine times,[http://metpga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/metpga11/event/metpga115/champions.htm Long Island PGA Championship – Past Champions] and the Metropolitan PGA six times.

Military service

He was drafted in 1943 and served in World War II, attaining the rank of corporal.

Death and legacy

Brosch died on December 10, 1975, and was interred in Long Island National Cemetery. Brosch was honored in 1975 as the PGA Metropolitan Section’s second Sam Snead Award recipient for his contributions to golf, the PGA and the Metropolitan Section.{{cite web |publisher=PGA Metropolitan Section |title=Al Brosch |url=http://met.pga.com/Hall-of-Fame-Al-Brosch.html |accessdate=June 8, 2015}}

Professional wins (25)

this list mat be incomplete

1938 Metropolitan PGA
1939 Long Island PGA Championship, Long Island Open
1940 Long Island PGA Championship
1941 Metropolitan PGA
1942 Long Island PGA Championship
1946 Long Island Open
1947 Metropolitan PGA, Long Island PGA Championship, Long Island Open
1948 Long Island Open
1949 Long Island PGA Championship, Long Island Open
1950 Metropolitan PGA, Long Island PGA Championship, Long Island Open
1951 Long Island PGA Championship, Long Island Open
1952 Metropolitan PGA
1953 Long Island Open
1956 Long Island Open
1959 Metropolitan PGA, Long Island PGA Championship, Long Island Open
1960 Long Island PGA Championship

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1934

!1935

!1936

!1937

!1938

!1939

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|T36

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

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|T28

|style="background:yellow;"|6

|T41

|CUT

align=left|PGA Championship

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|R32

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!Tournament

!1940

!1941

!1942

!1943

!1944

!1945

!1946

!1947

!1948

!1949

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

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align=left|U.S. Open

|T47

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T53

|T39

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|13

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|R16

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

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|R64

|R32

|style="background:yellow;"|R16

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!Tournament

!1950

!1951

!1952

!1953

!1954

!1955

!1956

!1957

!1958

!1959

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T35

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|T55

|T38

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T15

|CUT

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|T37

|T43

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align=left|PGA Championship

|R32

|style="background:yellow;"|QF

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|T59

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!Tournament

!1960

!1961

!1962

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

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align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

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|CUT

Note: Brosch never played in The Open Championship.

NT = no tournament

CUT = missed the half-way cut

R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

Category:American male golfers

Category:PGA Tour golfers

Category:Golfers from New York (state)

Category:People from Farmingdale, New York

Category:1911 births

Category:1975 deaths

Category:20th-century American sportsmen