Felice Torza Explained

Felice Torza
Fullname:Felice Joseph Torza
Birth Date:15 March 1920
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Status:Professional
Extour:PGA Tour
Prowins:5
Masters:T29: 1953
Usopen:T24: 1952
Open:DNP
Pga:2nd: 1953

Felice Joseph Torza (March 15, 1920 – December 23, 1983) was an American professional golfer. He played primarily in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Early life

Torza was born in Naples, Italy, on March 15, 1920.[1]

Professional career

Like most of the golfers of his generation, he earned his living primarily as a club professional during his regular career years. Torza worked as the head club pro at the Aurora Country Club in Aurora, Illinois for 28 years.[2] [3]

Torza was the runner-up in the 1953 PGA Championship. He was defeated, 2 and 1, in the final by Walter Burkemo, in the match play era.[4]

Torza was nicknamed Toy Tiger[5] by his fellow golfers due to his fiercely competitive nature and diminutive stature.

Personal life

Torza died on December 23, 1983.

Honors and awards

Professional wins (5)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Connecticut connections to the PGA Championship . CT Golfer . Burrill . Jack . 10 August 1996 . 14 September 2007.
  2. Web site: A History of the Aurora Country Club . 14 September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070913140506/http://www.auroracc.com/history_note.htm . 13 September 2007 .
  3. Web site: President's news from Aurora Country Club . 14 September 2007.
  4. Time Scoreboard . Time . 20 July 1953 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081222111729/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,889825,00.html . dead . December 22, 2008 . 14 September 2007.
  5. Web site: Fenton Farms Evolves From Its Colorful Past . Michigan Golfer . Harrington . Jeff . 14 September 2007.
  6. http://www.csgalinks.org/hof/inductee.htm CT Golf Hall of Fame Members