Zoeller saw his legacy tainted by a racially insensitive comment about Tiger Woods in 1997. Logan Riely / Golfer Frank “Fuzzy” Zoeller, a two-time major championship winner whose legacy was tainted by a racially insensitive comment about Tiger Woods,

Zoeller, who was born in Indiana, was a 10-time PGA Tour winner who captured victories at the Masters in 1979 and the U.S. Open in 1984.

A cause of death was not immediately available. Brian Naugle, the tournament director of the Insperity Invitational in Houston, said Fuzzy Zoeller's daughter called him Thursday with the news.

Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion who faced a backlash for a racist joke he made about Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters, has died at the age of 74, the PGA Tour said on Thursday.

Two-time golf champion Fuzzy Zoeller has died at the age of 74. One of golf's most gregarious characters Zoeller's career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke he made about Tiger Woods.

Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion and one of golf's most gregarious characters whose career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods, has died, according to a longtime colleague.

Zoeller, who hailed from Indiana and played collegiately at the University of Houston, is the last player to win the Masters in his debut. He earned his green jacket in a three-hole playoff over Tom Watson and Ed Sneed in 1979.