George Zahringer III & Jonas Saxton (1984)
About George Zahringer III & Jonas Saxton (1984)
For the first time since the Player of the Year Award was started, in 1984 there were co-winners. Jon Saxton and George Zahringer were both named Player of the Year. The point system for determining the award was being revamped, and 1984 acted as a transitional year, so the MGA Management Committee decided it would name two winners.
For Saxton, it was his second consecutive Player of the Year victory. He claimed the title with outstanding performances in both the Met Open and the Met Amateur. He took victories at the Westchester Amateur (for the fourth time in a row) and the Ike Championship. He also qualified for the U.S. Amateur, advanced to the semi-finals of the Richardson Memorial, and the quarter finals of the Travis Memorial.
This marked Zahringer’s fourth overall Player of the Year title, and his second in three years. He found victories in the Met Amateur and the New York State Amateur, and was the first player since John Baldwin (1976) to win both those events in the same season. Zahringer also won the Nassau and Travis Invitationals, qualified for the U.S. Amateur and finished third at the Ike.
With both players successful seasons, it seemed a clear choice to name both Player of the Year.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS & MULTIMEDIA
George Zahringer III
Life Events
- Date of Birth: April 23, 1953
- Hometown: Rye, NY
- Club Affiliation: Sands Point
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
Jonas Saxton
Life Events
- Year of Birth: 1961
- Hometown: Greenwich, CT
- Club Affiliation: Greenwich Country Club
Championships Won
- 1981 – Westchester Amateur
- 1982 – Westchester Amateur
- 1983 – Westchester Amateur
- 1983 – Connecticut Amateur
- 1983 – Ike Championship
- 1984 – Ike Championship
- 1984 – Westchester Amateur
Met Golfer Features
Signature Moments. . .
Zahringer’s highlight win at the Met Amateur helped keep his momentum through the remained of Met Area and national tournaments.
Adding a fourth consecutive Westchester Amateur victory to his list was certainly the highlight of Saxton’s season.
NOTEWORTHY STATISTICS
George Zahringer III
Winner
Met Amateur
Winner
New York State Amateur
Winner
Nassau Invitational
Winner
Travis Invitational
Jonas Saxton
Winner
Westchester Amateur
Winner
Ike Championship
Semi-finalist
Met Amateur
T4
Westchester Open