FUZZY ZOELLER

'Fuzzy Zoeller'

'Personal Information'
'Birth'	New Albany, Indiana, U.S.
'Height'	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
'Weight'	190 lb (86 kg)
'Nationality'
'College'	Edison Junior College (FL) University of Houston
Career
'Turned Pro'	1973
'Current tour'	Champions Tour
'Professional wins'	17 (PGA Tour: 10, Champions Tour: 2, Other: 5)
Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 2
Masters	'Won' 1979
U.S. Open	'Won' 1984
British Open	3rd: 1994
PGA Championship	2nd: 1981
Awards
Bob Jones Award	1985

'Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller, Jr.' (born November 11, 1951) is an American professional golfer. He is one of three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event. He also won the 1984 U.S. Open, which earned him the 1985 Bob Jones Award.

Contents

Life and career

Controversies

PGA Tour wins (10)

Champions Tour wins

Other wins

Amateur wins

Results in major championships

References

External links

Life and career

Zoeller was born in New Albany, Indiana. He attended the University of Houston and became a professional golfer in 1973. He has won two major championships: the 1979 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club and the 1984 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club.
Zoeller is one of only three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event. The other two were the winners of the first two Masters, Horton Smith and Gene Sarazen. Zoeller was voted the 1985 Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
In 2002, Zoeller joined the Champions Tour and won the Senior PGA Championship, a senior major, that year. He also won the 2004 MasterCard Championship.

Controversies

At the 1997 Masters tournament, Zoeller made a controversial remark regarding Tiger Woods. After finishing tied for 34th place with a score of 78, Zoeller, referring to the following year's Master's Club Champion's Dinner, for which the defending champion selects the menu, said, "That little boy is driving well and he's putting well. He's doing everything it takes to win. So, you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not to serve fried chicken next year. Got it?" Zoeller then smiled, snapped his fingers, and walked away before turning and added, "or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve.""Golfer says comments about Woods 'misconstrued'" (April 21, 1997). ''CNN.com''. K-Mart and Dunlop ceased sponsoring Zoeller after the incident.^[1]Sirak, Ron (Feb 15, 1998). Daly, Zoeller are birds of a feather. ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel''
"I know Fuzzy, and it was obvious to me that he was attempting to be funny," number-one ranked golf pro Tom Lehman said. "He probably would have said the same thing to Tiger's face and they both would have yukked it up...[But] it wasn't the best timing, and it wasn't in good taste. It's not appropriate."
"I've been on the tour for 23 years and anybody who knows me knows that I am a jokester," Zoeller said. "It's too bad that something I said in jest was turned into something it's not. But I didn't mean anything by it and I'm sorry if I offend anybody. If Tiger is offended by it, I apologize to him, too. I have nothing but the utmost respect for Tiger as a person and an athlete."
When Tiger was asked about it he replied "I'm sure Fuz didn't mean anything derogatory; as a matter of fact, I thought it was funny." Zoeller later offered an apology directly to Woods, which Woods accepted.^[2]
On February 13, 2007, Zoeller sued the Miami foreign-credential evaluation firm of Josef Silny & Associates. The lawsuit alleged that defamatory statements appeared in the Wikipedia article about Zoeller in December 2006, originating from a computer at that firm."Golfer Zoeller sues law firm for Wikipedia posting" (February 22, 2007), MiamiHerald.comGolfer Sues Over Vandalized Wikipedia Page. (February 22, 2007), The Smoking Gun According to the suit, the edits suggested Zoeller had committed acts of alcohol, drug, and domestic abuse.^[3] Defendant Josef Silny said a computer consultant would investigate.^[4][5]

PGA Tour wins (10)

★ 1979 (2) Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, 'The Masters'

★ 1981 (1) Colonial National Invitation

★ 1983 (2) Sea Pines Heritage, Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classic

★ 1984 (1) 'U.S. Open'

★ 1985 (1) Hertz Bay Hill Classic

★ 1986 (3) Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Sea Pines Heritage, Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Major championships are shown in 'bold'.

Champions Tour wins

★ 2002 'Senior PGA Championship'

★ 2004 MasterCard Championship
Senior major championship is shown in 'bold'.

Other wins

★ 1985 Skins Game

★ 1986 Skins Game

★ 1987 Merrill Lynch Shoot-Out Championship

★ 2002 Senior Slam

★ 2003 Tylenol Par-3 Challenge

Amateur wins

★ 1972 Florida State Junior College Championship (individual)

★ 1973 Indiana State Amateur

Results in major championships

Tournament	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	'1'
U.S. Open	T38	T44	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	T54	10	T54

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	T19	T43	T10	T20	T31	CUT	T21	T27	T16	T26
U.S. Open	T53	DNP	T15	CUT	'1'	T9	T15	CUT	T8	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	T8	T14	T14	T11	T8	T29	T52	CUT
PGA Championship	T41	2	CUT	T6	DNP	T54	CUT	64	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	T20	T12	T19	T11	T35	CUT	CUT	T34	T33	CUT
U.S. Open	T8	T5	CUT	T68	T58	T21	DNP	T28	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	T80	DNP	T14	3	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T14	CUT	DNP	T31	T19	69	T36	CUT	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
The Masters	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	60
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

References

1. Staff report (April 23, 1997). "Kmart Drops Zoeller." ''New York Times''
2. Drape, Joe (May 21, 1997). Woods Meets Zoeller for Lunch. ''New York Times''.
3. "Fuzzy teed off", February 22, 2007, Associated Press hosted by ''Sports Illustrated''. Retrieved February 22, 2007.
4. Zoeller sues to identify the author of a disputed entry on Wikipedia
5. Wikipedia entry causes pro-golfer Fuzzy Zoeller to sue

External links

★ Official site

★ Profile on the PGA Tour's official site

★ Fuzzy Zoeller's Hole In One