Image Credit: Getty Images Fuzzy Zoeller was one of golf's most famous champions, but his career was irreversibly strained because of a racist remark he made about fellow golfer Tiger Woods in the 1990s. As news of Zoeller's death broke in November 2025, the PGA Tour issued a statement, calling him a "true original" with "talent" and "charisma." "The PGA Tour is saddened by the passing of Fuzzy Zoeller," PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. "Fuzzy was a true original whose talent and charisma left an indelible mark on the game of golf.