Clifford Terry Kresge (born October 3, 1968) is an American professional

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er. He has played on the

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and Web.com Tour since 1997. Kresge was born in

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. His parents moved to central Florida in 1972 and lived on the Dubsdread Golf Course in Orlando where he took golf at age 8. He graduated from the

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with a liberal arts degree in 1991 and turned professional. 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

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(an event he grew up attending after his family moved to Orlando, Florida). He also finished tied for 10th in the 2003 U.S. Open. Kresge won a 2011

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event; the Bridgestone Winter Series at Deer Island GC in a four-hole playoff. 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

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, 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

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. 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.Golfers, community join up with Kresge's Krew in show of support for families touched by autism
/ref> The foundation again held their annual tournament at Ridgefields in 2010 and 2011.

returned to headline a field of 15

players

Professional wins (4)

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (3–0)

Other wins (1)

*2011 Bridgestone Winter Series at Deer Island GC (

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Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

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