Doug Ford (golfer)

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Doug Ford

| image = Doug Ford 1953.jpg

| imagesize = 180px

| caption = Ford, circa 1953

| fullname = Douglas Michael Ford Sr.

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|8|6}}

| birth_place = West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|5|14|1922|8|6}}

| death_place = Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| weight = {{convert|180|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence =

| spouse =

| partner =

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| college =

| yearpro = 1949

| extour = PGA Tour
Champions Tour

| prowins = 34

| pgawins = 19

| otherwins = 12 (regular)
3 (senior)

| majorwins = 2

| masters = Won: 1957

| usopen = T5: 1959

| open = T24: 1964

| pga = Won: 1955

| wghofid = doug-ford

| wghofyear = 2011

| award1 = PGA Player of the Year

| year1 = 1955

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Douglas Michael Ford Sr. (born Douglas Michael Fortunato; August 6, 1922 – May 14, 2018) was an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion. Ford turned professional in 1949, later going on to win the 1955 PGA Championship and the 1957 Masters Tournament. He was also a member of four Ryder Cup teams (1955, 1957, 1959, and 1961) and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.

Early life

Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut, on August 6, 1922.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/doug-ford/ |title=Doug Ford |publisher=World Golf Hall of Fame |access-date=October 15, 2017}}{{cite book |last=Barkow |first=Al |author-link=Al Barkow |title=The History of the PGA TOUR |publisher=Doubleday |date=November 1989 |isbn=0-385-26145-4 |others=Copyright PGA Tour |page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/269 269] |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/269 }}{{cite book |last=Elliott |first=Len |author2=Barbara Kelly |title=Who's Who in Golf |year=1976 |publisher=Arlington House |location=New Rochelle, New York |isbn=0-87000-225-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/66 66] |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/66 }} During World War II, he served in the Coast Guard Air Division.{{cite web |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/golf/for-two-time-major-golf-champion-doug-ford-the-hall-fame-finally-calls/dgbLzj6Ya1zte3NKC38JwI/ |title=For two-time major golf champion Doug Ford, the Hall of Fame finally calls |publisher=Palm Beach Post |date=October 9, 2010 |access-date=December 3, 2017}}

Ford recalled later in life that he showed enough promise as a baseball player that he received a contract offer from the New York Yankees. While he was considering the offer, his father asked how long he might expect to play baseball. When Doug said that he might expect to play professional baseball for about 10 years, his father responded, "Why don't you stay with the golf. You'll last forever."{{cite news |date=May 10, 2011 |title=Ernie Els, 41, inducted into Hall of Fame |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=6515974 |access-date=May 12, 2011}}

Professional career

Ford turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952 at the Jacksonville Open.

The win in Jacksonville was an unusual one. At the end of regulation play, Ford and Sam Snead were tied for the lead. An 18-hole playoff was scheduled for the next day but rather than play, Snead forfeited.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pzBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5341,6203766&dq=doug+ford+sam+snead+jacksonville+open+out+of+bounds&hl=en |title=Sam Snead Forfeits First in Jacksonville Open |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |date=March 25, 1952 |page=12 |via=Google News}} The forfeit stemmed from a ruling Snead received during the tournament's second round of play. On the 10th hole, Snead's drive landed behind an out-of-bounds stake. While Chick Harbert, who was playing with Snead, thought the ball was out-of-bounds,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vWYuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QNoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673,2123731&dq=doug+ford+sam+snead+jacksonville+open+out+of+bounds&hl=en |title=Ford Gets First Major Golf Win |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=Reading, Pennsylvania |agency=UP |date=March 25, 1952 |page=17}} a rules official ruled differently due to the starter not telling players the stakes had been moved since the previous day's play had ended. Afterwards, Snead explained why he forfeited even though Ford suggested they play sudden-death for the title. "I want to be fair about it. I don't want anyone to think I took advantage of the ruling."{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pzBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5341,6203766&dq=doug+ford+sam+snead+jacksonville+open+out+of+bounds&hl=en |title=Snead Forfeits First in Jacksonville Open |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=AP |date=March 25, 1952 |page=12}}

Ford's first major title was the PGA Championship in 1955, which was contested at match play. He defeated Cary Middlecoff in the 36-hole final, 4 and 3. Ford was that season's PGA Player of the Year. In 1957, he holed out from a plugged lie in the bunker, on the final hole, to come from behind and beat Sam Snead by three strokes at the Masters Tournament. The last of his 19 PGA Tour wins came in 1963. Ford played on four Ryder Cup teams: 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1961.

Ford played in 49 Masters Tournaments, a record that stood until Arnold Palmer played in his 50th tournament three years later. His final Masters was in 2001 at age 78; he withdrew after an opening-hole double-bogey and was asked not to participate in future tournaments.{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Martin |date=April 9, 2002 |title=The Masters: Augusta bows to change with a pompous flourish |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/3025637/The-Masters-Augusta-bows-to-change-with-a-pompous-flourish.html |work=The Telegraph |access-date=April 10, 2019 }}{{cite news |date=May 15, 2018 |title=Doug Ford, Masters Champion in Golf Hall of Fame, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/doug-ford-masters-champion-in-golf-hall-of-fame-dies-at-95 |work=Bloomberg Quint |access-date=April 10, 2019 }}

At the age of 88, Ford still regularly played casual golf.

Personal life

Ford died in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on May 14, 2018, at the age of 95.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/05/15/doug-ford-obituary.html |title=World Golf Hall of Fame member Ford dies at 95 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=May 15, 2018 |first=Jim |last=McCabe}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/obituaries/doug-ford-oldest-masters-champion-dies-at-95.html |title=Doug Ford, Oldest Masters Champion, Dies at 95 |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Richard |last=Goldstein |date=May 15, 2018 |access-date=May 15, 2018}}

Honors and awards

In 1972, Ford was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame
In 1992, Ford was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
In 2011, Ford was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame

Professional wins (34)

=PGA Tour wins (19)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Major championships (2)

Other PGA Tour (17)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Mar 24, 1952

|Jacksonville Open

|−8 (69-68-70-73=280)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead

align=center|2

|align=right|Apr 19, 1953

|Virginia Beach Open

|−14 (63-65-67-67=262)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ansel Snow

align=center|3

|align=right|Aug 23, 1953

|Labatt Open

|−15 (67-69-64-65=265)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Walter Burkemo

align=center|4

|align=right|Dec 13, 1953

|Miami Open

|−8 (68-67-70-67=272)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead

align=center|5

|align=right|Apr 5, 1954

|Greater Greensboro Open

|−1 (71-69-73-70=283)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Marty Furgol

align=center|6

|align=right|Aug 22, 1954

|Fort Wayne Open

|−18 (70-69-66-65=270)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Souchak

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|7

|align=right|Jul 26, 1955

|PGA Championship

|colspan=2 align=center|4 and 3

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cary Middlecoff

align=center|8

|align=right|Aug 7, 1955

|All American Open

|−11 (69-69-69-70=277)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Leo Biagetti

align=center|9

|align=right|Sep 26, 1955

|Carling Golf Classic

|−12 (70-69-68-69=276)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Art Wall Jr.

align=center|10

|align=right|Jan 7, 1957

|Los Angeles Open

|−4 (69-71-71-69=280)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jay Hebert

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|11

|align=right|Apr 7, 1957

|Masters Tournament

|−5 (72-73-72-66=283)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead

align=center|12

|align=right|Jun 30, 1957

|Western Open

|−5 (69-71-67-72=279)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} George Bayer, {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Littler,
{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Maxwell

align=center|13

|align=right|Mar 16, 1958

|Pensacola Open Invitational

|−10 (70-65-70-73=278)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ken Venturi, {{flagicon|USA}} Art Wall Jr.

align=center|14

|align=right|Jun 20, 1959

|Canadian Open

|−12 (68-69-69-70=276)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dow Finsterwald, {{flagicon|USA}} Art Wall Jr.,
{{flagicon|USA}} Bo Wininger

align=center|15

|align=right|May 29, 1960

|500 Festival Open Invitation

|−14 (66-68-68-68=270)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Barber

align=center|16

|align=right|May 28, 1961

|500 Festival Open Invitation (2)

|−11 (69-69-67-68=273)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer

align=center|17

|align=right|Jan 22, 1962

|Bing Crosby National Pro-Am

|−2 (70-73-69-74=286)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Campbell

align=center|18

|align=right|Jun 24, 1962

|Eastern Open Invitational

|−9 (69-65-73-72=279)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goalby

align=center|19

|align=right|Jul 6, 1963

|Canadian Open (2)

|−4 (69-67-74-70=280)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Al Geiberger

PGA Tour playoff record (5–7)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|1951

|Texas Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dutch Harrison

|Lost 18-hole playoff;
Harrison: −4 (67),
Ford: −3 (68)

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|1951

|Kansas City Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Douglas, {{flagicon|USA}} Cary Middlecoff

|Middlecoff won 18-hole playoff;
Middlecoff: −4 (68),
Douglas: E (72),
Ford: E (72)

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|3

|1952

|Jacksonville Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead

|Won after concession before playoff

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|4

|1953

|Greater Greensboro Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead, {{flagicon|USA}} Earl Stewart,
{{flagicon|USA}} Art Wall Jr.

|Stewart won with par on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff;
Stewart: −2 (68),
Snead: −2 (68),
Ford: E (70),
Wall: +2 (72)

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|5

|1954

|Greater Greensboro Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Marty Furgol

|Won 18-hole playoff;
Ford: +1 (72),
Furgol: +4 (75)

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|6

|1955

|Rubber City Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jackson Bradley, {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Burke Jr.,
{{flagicon|USA}} Henry Ransom

|Ransom won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|7

|1955

|Philadelphia Daily News Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Kroll

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|8

|1956

|Western Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Fetchick, {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Hebert,
{{flagicon|USA}} Don January

|Fetchick won 18-hole playoff;
Fetchick: −6 (66),
Hebert: −1 (71),
Ford: E (72),
January: +3 (75)

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|9

|1957

|Rubber City Open Invitational

|{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer

|Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|10

|1957

|Western Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} George Bayer, {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Littler,
{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Maxwell

|Won with par on third extra hole
Littler and Maxwell eliminated by par on first hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|11

|1961

|500 Festival Open Invitation

|{{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer

|Won with birdie on second extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|12

|1962

|Bing Crosby National Pro-Am

|{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Campbell

|Won with par on first extra hole

=Other wins (12)=

1956 Metropolitan Open
1957 Panama Open, Metropolitan PGA Championship, Westchester PGA Championship
1958 Metropolitan PGA Championship
1959 Eldorado Professional (tied with Sam Snead)
1960 Metropolitan PGA Championship
1961 Westchester Open, Westchester PGA Championship
1963 Westchester Open, Metropolitan PGA Championship, Westchester PGA Championship

=Other senior wins (3)=

1981 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
1987 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Jerry Barber)
1996 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Art Wall Jr.)

Sources:{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01359.doug-ford.html |title=Doug Ford – Profile |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=May 16, 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pzBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5341,6203766 |title=Sam Snead Forfeits First in Jacksonville Open |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |date=March 25, 1952 |page=12 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19530420&id=9YpaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MU8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2890,5743645 |title=Ford's 262 Captures Virginia Beach |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |agency=Associated Press |date=April 20, 1953 |page=17 |first=Robert |last=Moore}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TYMtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6799%2C3459978 |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |last=Mcauley |first=Ed. |title=Doug Ford Wins Labatt Open With 15-under-par 265 |date=August 24, 1953 |page=18}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3X1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2110%2C5211463 |title=Ford's Fancy Finish Beats Snead at Miami |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |date=December 14, 1953 |page=8 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4PUNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aXoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3591,2729238 |title=Ford; Furgol In Playoff For Top Greensboro Open Money |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |agency=AP |date=April 5, 1954 |page=17}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4kBSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aXoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5932%2C3090347 |title=Ford Notes Anniversary With $2,000 Playoff Win |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |agency=AP |date=April 6, 1954 |page=10}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jZYnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5399%2C1017445 |title=Ford Is first at Fort Worth; Souchak Second |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |date=August 23, 1954 |page=9 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EZtRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4896%2C4435818 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Doug Ford Wins PGA Title in His First Try |date=July 27, 1955 |page=15}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FWspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=902%2C2849359 |title=Doug Ford Wins All-American golf With 11-Under-Par 277; Biagetti 2d |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |date=August 8, 1955 |page=8 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P6QRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6581%2C1465913 |title=Doug Ford Fires Subpar golf to Win Sponsors |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |date=September 27, 1955 |page=8 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |title=Ford Wins LA Open |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iUkxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8eMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1691,1262089 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |date=January 8, 1957 |page=9}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B9JaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4547%2C1121298 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=Doug Ford's 283 captures Masters golf |agency=Associated Press |date=April 8, 1957 |page=1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=in0_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=S1UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=779%2C170666 |title=Doug Ford Wins Golf Playoff |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |agency=UP |date=July 1, 1955 |page=29 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TYRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=meYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2225%2C1015913 |title=Veteran Doug Ford 1st in Pensacola Open |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=AP |date=March 17, 1958 |page=29 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GTJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3307%2C2186345 |title=Ford Grabs Canuck Open on 276 Total |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=AP |date=June 22, 1959 |page=11 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nzRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4093%2C5197598 |title=Ford Grabs "500" Open on 68 Finish |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=AP |date=May 30, 1960 |page=9 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DapWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2388%2C4861719 |title=Ford Snares Playoff Win in 500 Win |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=AP |date=May 29, 1961 |page=10 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vC9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_lgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4816%2C1804847 |title=Fast Playing Doug Ford Triumphs Over Campbell in Playoff for Crosby Title |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |agency=UPI |date=January 23, 1962 |page=10 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gi9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8FgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2209%2C2622092 |title=Doug Ford Golf Winner |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |agency=UPI |date=June 25, 1962 |page=10 |via=Google News}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6a1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6523%2C2071963 |title=Ignoring Pressure, Ford Wins Canadian |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=AP |date=July 7, 1963 |page=24 |via=Google News}}

Playoff record

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|align=center|1981

|Michelob-Egypt Temple Senior Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Don January

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

=Wins (2)=

class="wikitable"

!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:thistle;"

| 1955

PGA Championship

align=center|n/a

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|4 & 3

{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Cary Middlecoff

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

| 1957

Masters Tournament

3 shot deficit

−5 (72-73-72-66=283)

3 strokes

{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Sam Snead

=Results timeline=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1949

!1950

!1951

!1952

!1953

!1954

!1955

!1956

!1957

!1958

!1959

align=left|Masters Tournament

| style="background:#eee;"|

|T21

|T33

| style="background:#eee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|style="background:lime;"|1

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|T25

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|41

|T19

|T21

|T35

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T17

|34

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

align=left|The Open Championship

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

| style="background:#eee;"|

|style="background:lime;"|1

|R32

|style="background:yellow;"|R16

|T11

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1960

!1961

!1962

!1963

!1964

!1965

!1966

!1967

!1968

!1969

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T25

|T32

|T44

|T11

|T46

|T31

|T17

|T31

|T48

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|T33

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|CUT

| style="background:#eee;"|

|CUT

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

| style="background:#eee;"|

|T24

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|style="background:yellow;"|5

|T27

|CUT

|T20

|CUT

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1970

!1971

!1972

!1973

!1974

!1975

!1976

!1977

!1978

!1979

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

|T46

|CUT

|WD

align=left|U.S. Open

| style="background:#eee;"|

|CUT

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

|T56

|CUT

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

|WD

|CUT

|WD

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

|WD

| style="background:#eee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

|WD

|CUT

|WD

|CUT

|WD

align=left|U.S. Open

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

| style="background:#eee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2000

!2001

align=left|Masters Tournament

|WD

align=left|U.S. Open

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

| style="background:#eee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

| style="background:#eee;"|

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

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

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Source:{{cite web |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=108 |title=Doug Ford |publisher=Golf Major Championships |access-date=May 16, 2018}}

=Summary=

Totals	2	1	0	6	13	27	96	41
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	1	1	0	2	3	9	49	17
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	5	8	19	12
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
align=left\|PGA Championship	1	0	0	3	5	9	27	11