Career
When he was twelve years of age, Furgol injured his left elbow when he fell off a set of parallel bars. The elbow never healed correctly and Furgol was left with a crooked arm as a result. On the recommendation of his doctors, he took up golf.
He also played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team
He was born in New York Mills, New York and died in Miami Shores, Florida. Although he was from the same town as golfer Marty Furgol, they are not related.
He was Polish American. this list may be incomplete Professional Golf Association Tour wins (6) 1956 (2) Miller High Life, Rubber City 1957 (1) Agua Caliente Other wins Wins (1) Results timeline DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, San Francisco = Round in which player lost in Professional Golf Association Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1953 Professional Golf Association – 1957 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1956 United States – 1957 Masters) Professional Ryder Cup: 1957.
