Fred Walter Marti (born November 15, 1940) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Marti was born in

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. He played college golf at the

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with

Homero Blancas Homero Blancas, Jr. (born March 7, 1938) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour). Amateur career Blancas, who is of Mexican American descent, was born in ...

, Dick Crawford,

Babe Hiskey Bryant "Babe" Hiskey (born November 21, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Hiskey was born in Burley, Idaho. He won the Idaho Amateur three times. He attended the University of Houston and ...

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, and

Kermit Zarley Kermit Millard Zarley, Jr. (born September 29, 1941) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He is also an author of several books. Biography Zarley was born in Seattle, Washington. He graduated f ...

. He was a member of the 1962 team that went undefeated and won the NCAA Division I Championship. Marti turned professional in 1964. He played the

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from 1964 to 1980. His best finishes were a trio of second places: 2nd at the 1971

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, 2nd at the 1972

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, and 2nd at the 1978

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. His best finish in a

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was a T-9 at the 1971 PGA Championship. After retiring from the PGA Tour in 1980, Marti replaced

as the head golf professional at Silverbell Golf Course in

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. He was recognized by the Southwest Section of the PGA as Teacher of the Year in 1989. In 1996, Marti returned to his hometown of

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after accepting the head professional position at Evergreen Point Golf Course. Though retired, he continues to coach PGA Tour player

Shawn Stefani Shawn Stefani (born December 2, 1981) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour. Born in Baytown, Texas, Stefani played college golf at Lamar University, graduating in 2005. He turned professional that year and played ...

Professional wins

''this list may be incomplete'' *1971 United Air Lines-Ontario Open (unofficial PGA Tour event) *1981

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