George Edward "Buddy" Marucci Jr (born March 6, 1952) is an American businessman and amateur golfer.

He has played in more than 50 USGA amateur championships, and is perhaps best known for battling 19-year-old Tiger Woods in the final round of the 1995 U.S.

[5] Born in Malvern, Pennsylvania, the son of a certified public accountant, Marucci attended Haverford High School,[4] and was a 3-time PIAA state golf champion.

Marucci was introduced to the national golf audience in 1995 when he battled 19-year-old Tiger Woods down to the final round of the U.S.

In 2008, Marucci won the U.S. Senior Amateur where he beat George Zahringer in the final, 2 up, at Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas – his first and only USGA Championship.