George Zahringer III (1992)
About George Zahringer III (1992)
1992 marked the eighth time George Zahringer was crowned MGA Player of the Year, and his path to the title was a unique one.
Due to work commitments, Zahringer’s season got off to a late start, missing the Richardson, Travis and Havemeyer tournaments. He also failed to qualify for the Met Am, and missed the Met Open for a prior commitment (at the Republican National Convention!) While he came into the season a bit out of practice, that did not stop him.
Zahringer captured the title at both the New York City Amateur at LA Tourette Golf Club, and the Westchester Amateur at The Stanwich Club. With a difficult first round at the Ike, Zahringer rallied and finished second behind Muehr.
Outside the Met Area, Zahringer came up as a quarterfinalist in the U.S. Amateur, and advanced to the second round of the U.S. Mid-Am.
It was a close race, but in the end, Zahringer beat out other Met Area big names, and past Players of the Year, such as Jerry Courville Jr. and Jeff Thomas.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS & MULTIMEDIA
Life Events
- Date of Birth: April 23, 1953
- Hometown: Lattingtown, 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. . .
After off time due to his work, Zahringer had a difficult first round at the Ike. However, he rallied to finish second at only MGA major he was able to compete in that year.
NOTEWORTHY STATISTICS
Winner
Westchester Amateur
Winner
New York City Amateur
Second Place
Ike Championship
Quarterfinalist
U.S. Amateur