Ten Broeck was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Beverly, a community on the city's southwest side.

He played in 349 PGA Tour events in his career making the cut 159 times including ten top-10 finishes.

He frequently committed to playing in events in which he was scheduled to caddie, just in case the unlikely happened and more players drop out than there are alternates at the course.

In 2008, he returned to the PGA Tour for the first time since 1998 in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, a tournament played opposite the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

He caddied for Richard S. Johnson in the morning then played in the afternoon (replacing Notah Begay III).