Bruce Zabriski (born August 3, 1957) is an American professional

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er who played on the

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and the Nationwide Tour. Zabriski joined the European Tour in 1985 and would play on the Tour until 1987. His best finish came at the

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where he finished in a tie for 6th. He also recorded his best finish on the Order of Merit that year, finishing 103rd. Zabriski joined the PGA Tour in 1988, earning his Tour card through

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. He struggled in his rookie year and his best finish came at the

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where he finished in a tie for twelfth, a career best. He played in five Nationwide Tour events in 1991 where he recorded three top-10 finishes including a win at the Ben Hogan Panama City Beach Classic. He rejoined the PGA Tour the following year, earning his card through qualifying school. In his second year on Tour he matched his career best finish on Tour at the United Airlines Hawaiian Open, finishing in a tie for twelfth. Zabriski won the

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in 1997 and the PGA Assistant Professional Championship in 1995. He has won 22 events in the

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. Zabriski was named the National PGA Player of the Year a record five times (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998). He was also the number one ranked PGA club professional player three years in a row (1996-1998). He was also named the Metropolitan PGA Player of the Year five times (1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997). He was also named to the PGA President's Council on Growing the Game in 2006. Zabriski played in the

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and the

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in 2008 but missed the cut in both events. Zabriski was named assistant golf professional at

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from 1993 to 1995 and then at

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in Harrison, New York from 1995 to 1997. He became the head professional at Trump International Golf Club in

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in 1998 and then moved to the

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in 2002 where he was the Director of Golf.

Professional wins (26)

Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)

Other wins (25)

*1984

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*1985 Bacardi Classic,

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*1986 Bacardi Classic *1989 Nissan Classic, Dodge Open,

*1990 Dodge Open,

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*1991

*1993 Dodge Open,

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*1995 PGA Assistant Professional Championship,

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, Westchester PGA Championship *1996

, Metropolitan PGA Championship *1997

*1998

*2007 Metropolitan Golf Association Senior Open Championship *2012 Metropolitan Golf Association PGA Senior Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Zabriski never played in the Masters Tournament.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

* PGA Cup: 1998 (winners), 2003 (winners)

References

External links

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Profile on the Metropolitan Golf Association's official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zabriski, Bruce American male golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from New York (state) People from Southampton (town), New York 1957 births Living people