FUZZY ZOELLER
Birth Date: November 11, 1951
Birthplace: New Albany, Ind.
Age: 52 Ht.: 5'10" Wt.: 190
Home: New Albany, Ind.
College: Houston
Turned Professional: 1973
Joined PGA Tour: 1975
PGA Tour Playoff Record: 2-2
Joined Senior PGA Tour: 2002
PGA Tour Victories: 10 - 1979 San Diego Open, Masters, 1981 Colonial, 1983 Sea Pines Heritage Classic, Las Vegas Classic, 1984 U.S. Open, 1985 Bay Hill Classic, 1986 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Sea Pines Heritage Golf Classic, Anheuser-Busch Classic.
Champions Tour Victories: 3 - 2002 Senior PGA Championship, MasterCard Championship, MasterCard Championship
Player Notes:
BULLET = Member of 3 Ryder Cup Teams (1979, '83 and '85).
BULLET = Plagued in 1995 with back problems, Zoeller had corrective surgery done at the end of that year.
1990 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 20; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 2; stroke average 70.98 (Ranked 68th); money - $199,629 (ranked 79th); best finish, T2nd, Buick Open.
1991 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 3; stroke average 70.39 (Ranked 28th); money - $385,139 (ranked 42nd); best finish, T2nd, The Players Championship.
1992 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 18; in money - 11; top-10 finishes - 1; stroke average 71.39 (ranked T108th); money - $125,003 (ranked 114th); best finish, T4th, MCI Heritage Classic.
1993 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 18; in money - 17; top-10 finishes - 4; stroke average 70.14 (ranked 12th); money - $378,175 (ranked 39th); best finish, 2nd, Buick Open.
1994 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 19; in money - 16; top-10 finishes - 6; stroke average 69.89 (ranked 13th); money - $1,016,804 (ranked 5th); best finish, 2nd, Players Championship and The Tour Championship (lost to Mark McCumber in playoff) T2nd, Bob Hope Classic, Nestle Invitational &Walt Disney World Classic. Set a PGA Tour record for most money won without a victory.
1995 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 15; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 1; stroke average 70.62 (ranked 46th); money - $170,706 (ranked 110th); best finish, T5th, Canon Greater Hartford Open.
1996 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 3; stroke average 70.85 (ranked T54th); money - $347,629 (ranked 56th); best finish, T3rd, Canon Greater Hartford Open.
1997 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 0; stroke average 71.10 (ranked T80th); money - $134,776 (ranked 148th); best finish, T14th, Players Championship.
1998 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 20; in money - 14; top-10 finishes - 2; stroke average 71.11 (ranked T83rd); money - $305,041 (ranked 101st); best finish, T6th, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
1999 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 19; in money - 6; top-10 finishes - 0; stroke average 72.47 (ranked 178th); money - $54,046 (ranked 223rd); best finish, T23rd, Bay Hill Invitational.
2000 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; rounds played: 32; in money - 1; top-10 finishes - 0/stroke average 73.97; Earnings: $4,550/rank (251st); best finish, 79th at the Greater Milwaukee Open
2001 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 15; rounds played: 41; in money - 5; top-10 finishes - 0; Earnings: $38,530/rank (218th); best finish, T-43rd at the AT&T Pebble Beach
2001 Notes: At the end of 2001 became eligible for the Champions Tour. in his PGA Tour career he made 563 career starts making 399 cuts and finishing in the top-10, 104 times.
2002 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; top-10 finishes - 7; stroke average 71.28 (ranked 34th); money - $945,2117 (ranked 20th); Winner Senior PGA Championship. With that win he became the 11th player to make his first Champions Tour title a major.
2003 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 22; top-10 finishes - 6; stroke average 70.68 (ranked 25th); money - $741,830 (ranked 26th); Best finish, 3rd MasterCard Championship & Senior PGA Championship.
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