Ted Ball
Edward A. Ball was an Australian professional golfer. He won 11 times on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and winning over 50 tournaments in his career.
Ball was born in Hornsby, New South Wales. He had a decorated amateur career, including a win at the Australian Amateur in 1960, along with several other amateur victories. He turned professional in the early 1960s and found immediate success. He won his first title in 1962 at the Queensland Open, winning 10 more times from then until 1974. He added numerous wins after that internationally. He staged one of Australian golf's greatest comebacks to win the Wills Masters in 1973 and in 1974 became the first player to successfully defend the Wills title. He shot rounds of 70, 69, 72 and 70 at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney to win by two strokes, this is said to be his personal greatest achievement in his career.
Amateur highlights
- 1960 Australian Amateur, New South Wales Champion of Champions, New South Wales Amateur
Professional wins (50)
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1974 | Coca-Cola Lakes Open |  Paul Murray, Bob Shearer | Shearer won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1974 | Tasmanian Open | Bob Shearer | |
| 3 | 1978 | Joe Jansen New South Wales PGA Championship | Mike Cahill, John Clifford | Clifford won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other Australian wins (13)
- 1962 Queensland Open
- 1963 Metalcraft Tournament
- 1964 Wagga City Open, City of Sydney Open, Tasmanian Open, New South Wales Open, Wills Classic
- 1965 Lakes Open
- 1968 Queensland PGA Championship
- 1970 City of Sydney Open
- 1973 South Australian Open
- 1972 South Australian Open
- 1977 New South Wales PGA Championship
Asia Golf Circuit wins (2)
- 1964 Singapore Open
- 1975 Indian Open
Other wins (1)
- 1977 Papua New Guinea Open
Team appearances
- Eisenhower Trophy : 1960
- World Cup : 1974