Fuzzy Zoeller, who won Masters in first appearance at Augusta National, dead at 74

Two-time large champion Fuzzy Zoeller died astatine the property of 74, the PGA Tour announced connected Thursday.

"Fuzzy was a existent archetypal whose endowment and charisma near an indelible people connected the crippled of golf," PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said successful a statement. "Fuzzy combined competitory excellence with a consciousness of wit that endeared him to fans and chap players alike. We observe his singular bequest and widen our deepest condolences to his family."

Zoeller was a 10-time victor connected tour, including the aforementioned majors. His archetypal major, and 2nd PGA win, was the 1979 Masters, which was his archetypal clip ever playing astatine Augusta National.

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Golfer Gary Player helps Masters play tourney victor Fuzzy Zoeller enactment connected his greenish jacket. (Getty Images)

He past won the U.S. Open 5 years aboriginal astatine Winged Foot Golf Club successful epic fashion, going up against Greg Norman successful an 18-hole playoff. Zoeller changeable a three-under 67 portion Norman was 8 strokes behind. Zoeller and Norman were the lone players to sprout nether par successful the 4 regularisation rounds, going 4-under. Curtis Strange's third-place decorativeness came astatine 1-over.

He finished 2nd astatine the 1981 PGA Championship and 3rd successful the 1994 Open Championship astatine Turnberry, which is present owned by President Donald Trump. 

Greg Norman (R) congratulates Fuzzy Zoeller connected the 18th spread aft losing the U.S. Open. (John Iacono/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

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Zoeller owned a stock of the pb heading into the last circular successful Scotland, but Nick Price changeable 4-under successful the last round, portion Zoeller changeable an adjacent 70 to suffer by 3 strokes.

Zoeller besides won the Senior PGA Championship successful 2002, and had 1 different top-10 decorativeness astatine the Masters.

Fuzzy Zoeller celebrates a 68-foot birdie putt connected the 2nd spread of his playoff circular astatine the 1984 U.S. Open. (Getty Images)

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Zoeller represented the United States successful the 1979, 1983 and 1985 Ryder Cups, winning his archetypal 2 earlier losing his final. The 1985 Ryder Cup was the archetypal clip the United States had mislaid the Ryder Cup since 1957, arsenic the Great Britain squad expanded to each of Europe. That brought successful play legends similar Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer and Sandy Lyle.

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