Cliff Kresge

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| fullname = Clifford Terry Kresge

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| birth_place = Lakewood Township, New Jersey

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| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Kingsport, Tennessee

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| college = University of Central Florida

| yearpro = 1991

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| tour = Web.com Tour

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Clifford Terry Kresge (born October 3, 1968) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour since 1997.

Early life

Kresge was born in Lakewood Township, New Jersey.{{cite news |last=Ducibella |first=Jim |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=VP&p_theme=vp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F35DFADE826BFFD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Beach Open |newspaper=The Virginian-Pilot |date=May 5, 2002 |accessdate=February 9, 2011 |quote=Kresge, a Lakewood, NJ, native, worked short-game magic the entire back nine...}} His parents moved to central Florida in 1972 and lived on the Dubsdread Golf Course in Orlando where he took golf at age 8. Kresge graduated from the University of Central Florida with a liberal arts degree in 1991.

Professional career

Kresge turned professional in 1991. He played mainly on mini-tours until 1997 when he joined the Nationwide Tour. Kresge has three wins on the Nationwide Tour.

His best finishes on the PGA Tour are a pair of T-3 at the 2002 B.C. Open and the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational. He also finished tied for 10th in the 2003 U.S. Open.

Kresge won a 2011 NGA Hooters Tour event; the Bridgestone Winter Series at Deer Island GC in a four-hole playoff.

Personal life

Kresge currently resides with his wife Judy in Kingsport, Tennessee. Judy has three sons from previous marriage while Cliff has a son of his own also from a previous marriage. Judy's oldest son Peter often caddies for Kresge.

Kresge has gone public, along with Ernie Els, about both of their sons being diagnosed with autism. Kresge was the Honorary Walk Chair for the November 15, 2008 Orlando Walk Now For Autism, a fundraiser for Autism Speaks.{{cite web |url=http://www.autismspeaks.org/walk_events/orlando_walk_2008.php |title=Orlando Walk Now for Autism Raises Highest Total in Four Year History |publisher=Autism Speaks, e-Speaks |date=November 21, 2008 |access-date=2009-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324061249/http://www.autismspeaks.org/walk_events/orlando_walk_2008.php |archive-date=2009-03-24 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}} In September 2009, Kresge along with Els and 18 other PGA Tour players held a charity Pro-Am at Ridgefields Country Club in Kingsport for his Autism Charity: Kresge's Krew Foundation.[http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9017045 Golfers, community join up with Kresge's Krew in show of support for families touched by autism] The foundation again held their annual tournament at Ridgefields in 2010 and 2011. Ernie Els returned to headline a field of 15 PGA Tour players