NEW ALBANY, Ind. —

Southern Indiana golf champion Frank "Fuzzy" Zoeller Jr. has died. He was 74.

Zoeller’s agent announced his passing on Thursday.

Zoeller was born and raised in New Albany and started his golf journey at New Albany High School.

Zoeller sported 10 PGA Tour wins, including two Champions Tour wins. He won the 2002 Senior PGA Championship and the 2004 MasterCard Championship.

He was the only first-time starter to ever win a Master Tournament in 1979.

He also won the 1984 U.S. Open, which is considered to be the Hardest tournament to win in the world.

Zoeller did it that way with humor, raising a white towel in the final round of the U.S. Open, signaling a surrender to a playoff with Greg Norman.

Norman returned the favor, surrendering when Zoeller was the best the nex

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