Ted Kroll was born in New Hartford, New York.  He served in the United States Army during World War II and earned three Purple Hearts after being wounded four times.  He began a 34 year PGA Tour career in 1949. He won nine times on the tour, including three wins in 1956, when he topped the money list. That same year he lost the final of the PGA Championship.  Kroll played in a total of 16 PGA Championships, 8 at match play and 8 at stroke play, that included a 4^th place finish in 1961.  He also finished in the top 10 at the US Open in six out of seven years and competed in 14 US Open Championships in total.  He also played in 3 Senior Opens (best finish T-8^th in 1980) and 17 PGA Senior Championships (with six top 25 finishes).   Kroll played on three Ryder Cup teams: 1953, 1955, and 1957, and though he only played in 4 matches, won three times.  After his playing career, Kroll succeeded Ron Letellier as the head professional at Cold Spring Country Club.