- Kermit Zarley
Kermit M. Zarley, Jr. (born
September 29 ,1941 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer who played on thePGA Tour and theChampions Tour . He is also an author of several books.Zarley was born in
Seattle, Washington . He attended theUniversity of Houston and was a distinguished member of thegolf team. He was both the medalist and individual champion at the1962 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships as he led his team to victory.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.In view of his unusual name, many of Zarley's colleagues on the Tour called him "Moon Man". It is because comedian Bob Hope was once remarked Fact|date=February 2007 on national television, "Kermit Zarley, with a name like that he must be the pro from the moon".
Zarley co-founded the PGA Tour Bible Study group in
1965 , which still exists today. 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 in2001 fromNorth Park University . [ [http://www.kermitzarley.com/pgatourbio.html Bio from Kermitzarley.com] ] Zarley lived much of his adult life in the Houston metropolitan area, but now lives inScottsdale, Arizona .PGA Tour wins
*1968
Kaiser International Open Invitational
*1970Canadian Open enior PGA Tour wins
*1994
The Transamerica Other regular career wins
*1972
National Team Championship (withBabe Hiskey )
*1984Tallahassee Open (Tournament Players Series - precursor forNike Tour )Amateur wins
*1962 NCAA Championship
Books
*"The Gospels Interwoven : A Chronological Narrative of the Life of Jesus Interweaving Details from the Four Gospels in the Words of the New International Bible" (1987). ISBN 0896933016.
*"Palestine Is Coming: The Revival of Ancient Philistia" (1990). Hannibal Books. ISBN 0929292138.
*"The Third Day Bible Code" (2006). Synergy Books. ISBN 1933538430.References
External links
* [http://www.kermitzarley.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/23/14 Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
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