Kermit Millard Zarley, Jr. (born September 29, 1941) is an American

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who played on the

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and the

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. He is also an author of several

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Biography

Zarley was born in

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. He graduated from the

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and was a distinguished member of the

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team. He was the individual champion at the 1962 NCAA Division I Championships and also led his team to victory. Zarley had three dozen top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his 18 years on Tour including three wins. Zarley had three top-10 finishes in major championships; his best was a solo 6th at the 1972 U.S. Open. Zarley won once on the Senior/Champions Tour. On both Tours, he finished second or tied for second seventeen times. Due to his unusual name, Zarley was often called "the Pro from the Moon" or "Moon Man." It is because comedian

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once interviewed him on national television and remarked, "''Kermit Zarley, with a name like that he must be the pro from the moon.''" In a

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sketch about a golf tournament being held on the streets of

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's character is named "Zarley Kermit, Jr." In 1965, Zarley co-founded the PGA Tour Bible Study group with fellow PGA Tour players Jim and Babe Hiskey. It is still active in the world of professional golf. In the period between his careers on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour, he wrote three books on religion and world affairs. He received an honorary doctorate degree in 2001 from

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in Chicago, which has a lecture series named for him. Zarley resides in

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Amateur wins

*1962 NCAA Championship,

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Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Tournament Players Series wins (1)

*1984

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Other wins (1)

*1964 Arizona Open

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

Results in major championships

''Note: Zarley never played in

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"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1973 PGA – 1976 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Books

*''The Gospel'' (1987). Scripture Press. Out-of-print. German adaptation--''Das Leben Jesu: Die authentische Biographie'' (1991). Hanssler. *''The Gospels Interwoven'' (1987). Scripture Press. Reprinted by

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(2001). . *''Palestine Is Coming: The Revival of Ancient Philistia'' (1990). Hannibal Books. Re-issued by

(2005). . *''The Third Day Bible Code'' (2006). Synergy Books. . *''Warrior from Heaven'' (2009). Synergy Books. . *''The Restitution of Jesus Christ'' (2008). Self-published. No ISBN. *''The Solving the Samaritan Riddle: Peter's Keys Explain Early Spirit Baptism'' (2015).

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References

External links

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Servetus the Evangelical
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