Kermit Zarley
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Kermit Zarley (born September 29, 1941) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour; he is also an author of several books.
Zarley was born in Seattle, Washington. He attended the University of Houston and was a distinguished member of the golf team. He was the individual medalist at the 1962 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships.
Zarley had three dozen top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his 18 years on tour including two wins. His best finish in a major was a solo 6th at the 1972 U.S. Open.
Zarley co-founded the PGA Tour Bible Study group in 1965. In the period between the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, he authored 3 books on religion and world affairs. He received an honorary doctorate degree in 2001 from North Park University.[1] Zarley lived much of his adult life in the Cincinnati and Houston metropolitan areas, but now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
[edit] PGA Tour wins
- 1968 Kaiser International Open Invitational
- 1970 Canadian Open
[edit] Champions Tour wins
- 1994 The Transamerica
[edit] Other regular career wins
- 1972 National Team Championship (with Babe Hiskey)
- 1984 Tallahassee Open
[edit] Amateur wins
- 1962 NCAA Championship
