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

Two-time major champion Fuzzy Zoeller died at the age of the PGA Tour declared on Thursday Fuzzy was a true original whose talent and charisma left an indelible mark on the battle of golf PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan explained in a announcement Fuzzy combined competitive excellence with a sense of humor that endeared him to fans and fellow players alike We celebrate his remarkable legacy and extend our deepest condolences to his family Zoeller was a -time winner on tour including the aforementioned majors His first major and second PGA win was the Masters which was his first time ever playing at Augusta National CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM He then won the U S Open five years later at Winged Foot Golf Club in epic fashion going up against Greg Norman in an -hole playoff Zoeller shot a three-under while Norman was eight strokes behind Zoeller and Norman were the only players to shoot under par in the four regulation rounds going -under Curtis Strange's third-place finish came at -over He finished second at the PGA Championship and third in the Open Championship at Turnberry which is now owned by President Donald Trump BRYSON DECHAMBEAU TALKS RYDER CUP SQUASHING RIVALRIES WITH PGA PLAYERS AND LACK OF RESOLUTION WITH LIVZoeller owned a share of the lead heading into the final round in Scotland but Nick Price shot -under in the final round while Zoeller shot an even to lose by three strokes Zoeller also won the Senior PGA Championship in and had one other top- finish at the Masters Zoeller represented the United States in the and Ryder Cups winning his first two before losing his final The Ryder Cup was the first time the United States had lost the Ryder Cup since as the Great Britain group expanded to all of Europe That brought in golf legends like Seve Ballesteros Bernhard Langer and Sandy Lyle Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter