# Buddy Marucci

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{{Short description|American amateur golfer (born 1952)}}
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| fullname          = George Edward Marucci Jr
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'''George Edward''' "'''Buddy'''" '''Marucci Jr''' (born March 6, 1952) is an American businessman and amateur golfer. He has played in more than 50 [USGA](/source/USGA) amateur championships, and is perhaps best known for battling 19-year-old [Tiger Woods](/source/Tiger_Woods) in the final round of the 1995 [U.S. Amateur](/source/U.S._Amateur), losing by two holes and forcing the defending champion to the 36th (and final) hole.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bamberger |first=Michael |title=Woods Again Wins The U.S. Amateur Berwyn's Buddy Marucci Didn't Yield Until The 36th Hole. His Fortitude And Putting Kept Him Close. |url=http://articles.philly.com/1995-08-28/sports/25710575_1_eldrick-tiger-woods-putt-newport-country-club |website=philly.com |date=August 28, 1995 |accessdate=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514042940/http://articles.philly.com/1995-08-28/sports/25710575_1_eldrick-tiger-woods-putt-newport-country-club |archive-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref>

Marucci owned four car dealerships in the [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia), area in 2006,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_sports/marucci-happy-to-keep-his-amateur-status/article_f86bc96b-153d-54ec-87e0-cfd1be1b9987.html |title=Marucci happy to keep his amateur status |last=Jordan |first=Matt |newspaper=The Tribune-Democrat |date=June 9, 2006 |access-date=2019-04-02 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> including a Mercedes-Benz dealership,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/27/sports/golf-woods-19-to-meet-car-dealer-43-in-final.html |title=Golf; Woods, 19, to Meet Car Dealer, 43, in Final |date=1995-08-27 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2019-04-02 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and was the longtime co-owner of a luxury car dealership in [West Chester](/source/West_Chester%2C_Pennsylvania).<ref name=":0" /> His business dealings made him wealthy enough to afford memberships in some of the most famous private golf clubs around the country, including [Winged Foot](/source/Winged_Foot_Golf_Club), [Seminole](/source/Seminole_Golf_Club), [Pine Valley](/source/Pine_Valley_Golf_Club), [Caves Valley](/source/Caves_Valley_Golf_Club), and [Cypress Point](/source/Cypress_Point_Club).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/02/donald-trump-golf-28-club-championships |title=Commander in cheat? Donald Trump's 18 golf tournament wins examined |last=Reilly |first=Rick |date=2019-04-02 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2019-04-02 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Amateur career==
Born in [Malvern, Pennsylvania](/source/Malvern%2C_Pennsylvania), the son of a certified public accountant, Marucci attended [Haverford High School](/source/Haverford_High_School),<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Geoghegan |first=Neil |title=U.S. Open at Merion: For Buddy Marucci, what was once a distant dream is nearly reality |url=http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2013/06/11/sports/doc51b52e36a5fb0706450549.txt?viewmode=fullstory |publisher=MainLine Media News |date=June 9, 2013 |accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref> and was a 3-time [PIAA](/source/Pennsylvania_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association) state golf champion. He went to the [University of Maryland](/source/University_of_Maryland) on a golf scholarship. He is a four-time Pennsylvania Amateur champion (1982, 1983, 1987 and 1991),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pagolf.org/detail.asp?id=102 |publisher=The Pennsylvania Golf Association |title=Amateur Championship – Past Champions |accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref> two-time winner of the Philadelphia Amateur, and competed in the 1996 Masters Tournament. Marucci was introduced to the national golf audience in 1995 when he battled 19-year-old [Tiger Woods](/source/Tiger_Woods) down to the final round of the [U.S. Amateur](/source/U.S._Amateur), losing by two holes. Marucci played on the U.S. [Walker Cup](/source/Walker_Cup) teams in [1995](/source/1995_Walker_Cup) and [1997](/source/1997_Walker_Cup), going 3–0 in foursomes and 1–1–1 in singles, leading the U.S. to victory in 1997.<ref name=evans>{{cite magazine |last=Evans |first=Farrell |title=Questions with ... George 'Buddy' Marucci |url=http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/questions-george-buddy-marucci |date=July 31, 2010 |magazine=Golf Magazine}}</ref> He was the captain for the [2007](/source/2007_Walker_Cup) and [2009 Walker Cup](/source/2009_Walker_Cup) team victories for the United States. In 2008, Marucci won the [U.S. Senior Amateur](/source/U.S._Senior_Amateur) where he beat [George Zahringer](/source/George_Zahringer) in the final, 2 up, at Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas – his first and only USGA Championship.<ref name=evans/> Marucci has been a longtime member of the [Merion Golf Club](/source/Merion_Golf_Club). In 2013, he was the vice-chairman of the [113th U.S. Open](/source/2013_U.S._Open_(golf)) held at the Merion.

Marucci was fully exempt for the [U.S. Senior Open](/source/U.S._Senior_Open) with his win at the 2008 U.S. Senior Amateur. He was a quarterfinalist at the 2007 U.S. Senior Amateur, reached the match play portion at the 2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur and was a two-time quarterfinalist at the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur.

== Broadcasting career ==
In 2017, Marucci joined [Fox Sports](/source/Fox_Sports_(United_States)) as a golf analyst, offering his thoughts from the course as well as the studio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com/presspass/bios/on-air/buddy-marucci |title=Buddy Marucci – Golf Analyst |work=Fox Sports |accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref>

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Category:American male golfers
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Category:Maryland Terrapins men's golfers
Category:Golfers from Chester County, Pennsylvania
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