Fuzzy Zoeller


 
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 31 on All-Time Money List
FULL NAME: Frank Urban Zoeller
HEIGHT: 5-10
WEIGHT: 190
BIRTHDATE: November 11, 1951
BIRTHPLACE: New Albany, IN
RESIDENCE: New Albany, IN; plays out of Naples National, Naples, FL
FAMILY: Wife, Diane; Sunnye Noel (5/5/79), Heide Leigh (8/23/81), Gretchen Marie (3/27/84), Miles Remington (6/1/89)
EDUCATION: Edison Junior College in Ft. Myers, FL, and University of Houston
SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, golf course design
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1973
JOINED TOUR: 2002
 
 PGA TOUR Victories
(10) 1979 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitationa, Masters Tournament. 1981 Colonial National Invitation Tournament. 1983 Sea Pines Heritage, Panasonic Las Vegas Pro Celebrity Classi. 1984 U.S. Open Championship. 1985 Hertz Bay Hill Classic. 1986 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Sea Pines Heritage, Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic.
 SENIOR TOUR Victories
(1) 2002 Senior PGA Championship.
 Other Victories
1985 and 1986 Skins Games. 1987 Merrill Lynch Shoot-Out.
 Current Year Charles Schwab Cup Points and Positions
521 (11th)
 Current Year SENIOR PGA TOUR Money and Positions
$648,923 (12)
 Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Finishes
1--Senior PGA Championship; T2--Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley; T7--BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland
 Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
75 at Round 1, Masters Tournament
 Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Round
67 at Round 3, Toshiba Senior Classic, at Round 2, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, at Round 1, BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland
 Current Year SENIOR TOUR Highlights
Became the 11th player to make his first SENIOR TOUR title a major when he held off Bobby Wadkins and Hale Irwin for the Senior PGA Championship crown. Was the only player in the 144-man field to finish under par (2-under) over 72 holes at Firestone and ended a TOUR victory drought of 15 years, 10 months and 27 days dating back to the 1986 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic...Challenged Dana Quigley earlier in the year for the Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley title before eventually T2 in San Jose with Bob Gilder...Was among the contenders heading into Sunday's final round at the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland before closing with a 72 to finish T7...Made his official debut on the SENIOR TOUR at the Royal Caribbean Classic, tying for 51st at Crandon Park with a 1-under 143 total in the rain-shortened event.
 Best 2001 PGA TOUR Finishes
T43--AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
 2001 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--15; in money--5; Top-10 finishes--0
 2001 Season Highlights
Played in 15 events on the PGA TOUR and made five cuts...Best showing came at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am where he finished T43...Made cuts in his next two starts the following two weeks at the Buick Invitational (T82) and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (T67)...Failed to make another cut until mid-July when he put together consecutive cuts at the Greater Milwaukee Open (T61) and the John Deere Classic (T78)...Earnings totaled $38,530 for the year.
 2001 Season Highlights
Played in 15 events on the PGA TOUR and made five cuts...Best showing came at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am where he finished T43...Made cuts in his next two starts the following two weeks at the Buick Invitational (T82) and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (T67)...Failed to make another cut until mid-July when he put together consecutive cuts at the Greater Milwaukee Open (T61) and the John Deere Classic (T78)...Earnings totaled $38,530 for the year.
 Personal
Long a gallery favorite for his relaxed approach to the game...Has an interest in golf course design and one of his projects is the TPC at Summerlin, host course of the Invensys Invitational in Las Vegas...Won USGA's Bob Jones Award in 1985. Award given in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf...Web site is fuz.com.
 PGA TOUR Playoff Record
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