Ford turned professional in 1949, later going on to win the 1955 PGA Championship and the 1957 Masters Tournament.

He was also a member of four Ryder Cup teams (1955, 1957, 1959, and 1961) and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.

[5] Ford recalled later in life that he showed enough promise as a baseball player that he received a contract offer from the New York Yankees.

When Doug said that he might expect to play professional baseball for about 10 years, his father responded, "Why don't you stay with the golf.

While Chick Harbert, who was playing with Snead, thought the ball was out-of-bounds,[9] a rules official ruled differently due to the starter not telling players the stakes had been moved since the previous day's play had ended.

His final Masters was in 2001 at age 78; he withdrew after an opening-hole double-bogey and was asked not to participate in future tournaments.