Zoran Zorkic (born Zoran Zorkić; September 5, 1966) is a Serbian born, Australian-American

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who played on the

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. Zorkic joined the Nationwide Tour in 2000. He won the

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in 2002, his only victory on Tour. He played on the Nationwide Tour until 2009. He won four events on the

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. He is currently a golf coach in

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Early life

Zorkic was born in Donji Petrovci, Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia). His family moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He later moved to the United States, where he attended the

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, becoming an

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Professional wins (8)

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

NGA Hooters Tour wins (4)

Ninfa's Texas Tour wins (2)

*1992 Cypresswood tournament *1993 ProGear Texas Classic

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Zorkic only played in the U.S. Open.''

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Queensland): 1985, 1986, 1988

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zorkic, Zoran Serbian male golfers American male golfers Houston Cougars men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Houston Serbian emigrants to the United States People from Bogdanovci People from Kingwood, Texas 1966 births Living people