Fuzzy Zoeller
Zoeller is one of only three golfers to have won the Masters in their first appearance (1979). The other two had it easier, because it was the winner of the first two Masters 1934 and 1935, Horton Smith and Gene Sarazen. His second major victory succeeded him at the 1984 U.S. Open.
1985 Zoeller was given the highest award of the United States Golf Association, the Bob Jones Award.
2002, as a senior golfer, he turned to the Champions Tour and won in the same year, the Senior PGA Championship, a senior major. Another tournament win was him there in 2004.
Fuzzy Zoeller is known for its loose spells during and after the round, but once, shot in 1997 at the Masters a little over the target. With a drink in hand, he said after his lousy final round of 78 on Tiger Woods: "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? " Then he laughed, snapped his fingers and went, turned, and went on: "or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve. "
Zoellers utterances was considered to be racially discriminatory. This includes it as a " little boy" called Woods and allusions made because of food choice. The Masters winner traditionally invites the next year's tournament to dinner and has the menu choice. Among white Americans, there is the prejudice that African Americans would feed mainly on fried chicken ( " fried chicken " ) and carbon ( " collard greens" ). After violent protests and its sponsors to Zoeller apologized to Woods, who accepted the apology.
PGA Tour victories
Major championships are shown in bold.
Champions Tour victories
- 2002 Senior PGA Championship
Senior Major Championship in bold.