George Zahringer III (1979)
About George Zahringer III (1979)
George Zahringer took home his very first Player of the Year award in 1979. The first of many winning seasons for Zahringer, 1979 saw big victories and high total points.
Zahringer’s major accomplishments of the year included victories in the Westchester Amateur and the Richardson Memorial. He shined at the U.S. Amateur, earning a total of 220 points for sectional qualifying, on-site qualifying and reaching the round of 16.
Other highlights of the season included runner-up in the Met Amateur, low amateur in the Westchester Open, 3rd low amateur in the Met Open, and a quarter-finalist finish in the Long Island Amateur.
Zahringer’s performance throughout the 1979 season earned him a total of 730, beating out names such as Jerry Courville and Dick Siderowf.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS & MULTIMEDIA
Life Events
- Date of Birth: April 23, 1953
- Hometown: Rye, NY
- Club Affiliation: Deepdale Golf Club
Championships Won
- 1979 – Richardson Invitational
- 1979 – WGA Amateur
- 1980 – LIGA Amateur
- 1980 – Richardson Invitational
- 1982 – LIGA Amateur
- 1982 – Richardson Invitational
- 1982 – Met Amateur
- 1983 – Travis Memorial
- 1984 – Travis Memorial
- 1984 – Nassau Invitational
- 1984 – NYSGA Amateur
- 1984 – Met Amateur
- 1985 – Met Amateur
- 1985 – Met Open
- 1986 – Met Amateur
- 1987 – Met Amateur
1987 – Hochster Memorial - 1988 – Hochster Memorial
- 1989 – Hochster Memorial
- 1989 – Richardson Invitational
- 1889 – Ike Championship
- 1989 – Ike Team Championship
- 1990 – Hochster Memorial
- 1991 – Hochster Memorial
- 1992 – NYC Amateur
- 1992 – WGA Amateur
- 1992 – Ike Team Championship
- 1993 – Ike Championship
- 1999 – Havemeyer Memorial
- 1999 – Nassau Invitational
- 2000 – Havemeyer Memorial
- 2001 – Boff Invitational
- 2001 – Nassau Invitational
- 2001 – Hochster Memorial
- 2001 – Ike Championship
- 2001 – Ike Team Championship
- 2002 – U.S. Mid-Amateur
- 2004 – Ike Team Championship
- 2004 – Ike Championship
- 2007 – Ike Championship
- 2013 – British Senior Am
- 2015 – MGA Senior Am
- 2016 – MGA Senior Am
- 2017 – MGA Senior Masters
Achievements
- Ten-time MGA Player of the Year
- Five-time MGA International Team member
- Member, 2003 U.S. Walker Cup team
- 2007 WGA Player of the Year
Met Golfer Features
Signature Moment. . .
Zahringer had impressive showings in both major WGA events. He coupled a victory in the Westchester Amateur with a low amateur finish at the Westchester Open.
NOTEWORTHY STATISTICS
Winner
Westchester Amateur
Winner
Richardson Memorial
Runner-Up
Met Amateur
Low Amateur
Westchester Open