George Zahringer III (1980)
About George Zahringer III (1980)
For the second year in the row, George Zahringer was named Player of the Year in 1980.
Three events accounted for the majority of Zahringer’s points. He earned victories in the Long Island Amateur, and the Richardson Memorial and achieved a runner-up finish in the in the Met Amateur.
Zahringer also posted a low amateur finish in the Long Island Open, second low amateur in the Met Open, semi-finalist in the Travis Memorial, and quarter-finalist in the Westchester Amateur.
With 585 points, Zahringer just beat out past winner Dick Siderowf who finished with 550 points.
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’s name was near the top of the leader board at multiple Met Area events, but his wins at the Long Island Amateur and the Richardson Memorial gave him the points he needed to keep his spot at the top of the points standings.
NOTEWORTHY STATISTICS
Winner
Westchester Amateur
Winner
Richardson Memorial
Runner-Up
Met Amateur
Low Amateur
Westchester Open