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SECTION 2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
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JOINED CHAMPIONS TOUR: 1991
CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1994
The Transamerica.
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1968 Kaiser International
Open Invitational. 1970 Canadian Open.
OTHER VICTORIES: (3): 1962 NCAA Championship
[indiv]. 1972 National Team Championship [with Babe
Hiskey]. 1984 Tallahassee Open.
PGA TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $715,721
2005 SEASON:
Did not play any events last year due to an arthritic right
hip.
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2002: Sidelined most of year due to complications from
2001 surgery on his left shoulder…Joined the ranks of the
Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions at the Napa Valley
Championship and T2 in the over-60 competition. Shot 6under
66 in the opening round thanks to his second career
ace on the Champions Tour. Holed a 4-iron shot from 196
yards on No. 7 of the South course at Silverado. Eventually
T16 overall in the Napa event, his first top-20 finish on the
Champions Tour since the 2000 Bank One Championship
(T13). 2001: Troubled by shoulder problems for most of the
season…Did not make his first appearance until the first
week of July at the U.S. Senior Open after surgery. 2000:
Battled Tom Jenkins down to the wire at the AT&T Canada
Senior Open before falling one stroke short. Had tied
Jenkins at 13-under par when he completed his final-round
66, but Jenkins, playing one group behind, birdied the final
Kermit Zarley (ZAR-lee)
EXEMPT STATUS: Net-70 on All-Time Money List
FULL NAME: Kermit Millard Zarley, Jr.
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 175
BIRTHDATE: September 29, 1941
BIRTHPLACE: Seattle, WA
RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2
Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank
1991 2 1 $6,858 113
1992 28 1 10 21 341,647 24
1993 33 1 8 25 414,715 23
1994 28 1 2 8 20 538,274 19
1995 29 2 6 23 525,789 23
1996 28 4 6 18 710,110 13
1997 30 1 5 15 429,442 35
1998 30 1 4 11 357,978 50
1999 31 1 8 13 536,146 36
2000 26 1 2 9 392,604 47
2001 7 19,518 123
2002 7 1 40,896 101
2003 8 29,479 113
2004 10 20,227 120
Total 297 1 11 3 57 157 4,363,683
COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $5,079,404
hole for the win. 1999: In the final round at Boone Valley GC,
aced the 177-yard, par-3 third hole for the first hole-in-one
of his Champions Tour career. 1998: Finished second to Jim
Albus at the GTE Classic near Tampa. 1997: Second to Dave
Stockton at Franklin Quest Championship in Utah. 1996: Lost
to John Bland in a three-way playoff at the Bruno’s
Memorial Classic…Also was a runner-up at the seasonending
Energizer SENIOR TOUR Championship at Myrtle
Beach and earned a career-best $160,000
paycheck…Carded one of three double-eagles on the
Champions Tour during the second round of the Boone Valley
Classic. 1994: Claimed his first TOUR win in more than 24
years when he captured The Transamerica. Defeated Isao
Aoki on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. Victory
came at Silverado CC near Napa, CA, the same venue where
he claimed his first PGA TOUR win in 1968…Lost in overtime
to Lee Trevino at the Royal Caribbean Classic. 1993:
Fired a career-low and year-best round of 10-under 62 at the
Desert Inn on the opening day of the Las Vegas Senior
Classic. 1991: Made his Champions Tour debut at the Raley’s
Senior Gold Rush and finished T15 at Rancho Murieta
CC…Had not played in any PGA TOUR event since 1987,
with 1982 being his last full year on the circuit.
OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Turned professional in 1963 and won twice on the PGA
TOUR…Waited five years for his first victory at the 1968
Kaiser International, topping Dave Marr by a stroke with a
final-round 65…Closed with a 67 to edge Gibby Gilbert for
the Canadian Open title in 1970…Also teamed with Babe
Hiskey to win the unofficial 1972 PGA National Team
Championship…Lost to Hale Irwin in a playoff for the
1976 Florida Citrus Open title…Later won the 1984
Tallahassee Open, a satellite event on the old Tournament
Champions Tour 2006 Guide
FAMILY: Christine (7/25/67), Monica (12/11/68), Michael
(10/20/70); four grandchildren
EDUCATION: University of Houston (B.B.A, 1963)
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Bible study, writing, weightlifting
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1963
JOINED PGA TOUR: 1963
Players Series circuit…At the 1962 NCAA Championship,
he won the individual title and helped lead Houston to the
team title…Has made 16 career holes-in-one.
PERSONAL:
Co-founded the PGA TOUR Bible Study group in
1965…In the period between the PGA TOUR and
Champions Tour, he authored three books on religion
and world affairs: The Gospel, The Gospels Interwoven
and Palestine is Coming…Has his own Web site: kermitzarley.com…Received
an honorary doctorate in the
spring of 2001 from North Park University.
PLAYER STATISTICS
MISCELLANEOUS CHAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS
Career Low Round: 62–1993 Las Vegas Senior Classic/1
Career Largest Paycheck: $160,000–1996 Energizer
SENIOR TOUR Championship/2
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Career Low Round: 64–6 times, most recent 1979 Colonial
National Invitation/4
Career Largest Paycheck: $25,000–2 times, most recent
1970 Canadian Open/1
SEE SECTION 6 FOR COMPLETE PGA TOUR SUMMARY
CHAMPIONS TOUR MAJOR TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03
Senior PGA Championship T21 CUT T21 DQ T11 T39 T58 T10
Ford Senior Players T16 T22 T25 T14 T33 T34 T9 T9 T52 WD
U.S. Senior Open T24 3 T17 T14 CUT T21 T38 T46 CUT CUT
JELD-WEN Tradition T5 T25 T27 T20 T27 T38 T35 T50 T66 T52
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