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.
Torza was born in Naples, Italy, on March 15, 1920.[1]
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.
Torza died on December 23, 1983.