George Burns (golfer)

For other people named George Burns, see George Burns (disambiguation).
George Burns
Personal information
Full name George Francis Burns III
Born July 29, 1949 (1949-07-29) (age 62)
Brooklyn, New York
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence West Palm Beach, Florida
Career
College University of Maryland
Turned professional 1975
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Champions Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins 9
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 4
European Tour 2
Other 3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament T30: 1975
U.S. Open T2: 1981
The Open Championship T5: 1977
PGA Championship T19: 1977, 1978

George Francis Burns III (born July 29, 1949) is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the amateur and professional levels.

Burns was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the University of Maryland where he played defensive end for one season before quitting football to focus solely on golf. He turned pro in 1975.

Burns won four PGA Tour events during that phase of his career. His first win came with Ben Crenshaw at the 1979 Walt Disney World National Team Championship in Orlando. The biggest win of his career came a year later at the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. Burns had more than 70 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour. His best finish in a major was at the 1981 U.S. Open where Burns held a three-shot lead going into the final round[1] before finishing T2.[2] Burns also had a T-5 at the 1977 British Open.[3]

After reaching the age of 50 in 1999, Burns began play on the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour). His best finish at that level is a T-9 at the 2000 Brickyard Classic. He lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has two daughters, Kelly and Eileen.

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Amateur wins (6)

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up
1 Oct 28, 1979 Walt Disney World National Team Championship
(with Ben Crenshaw)		 -33 (62-66-62-65=255) 3 strokes Peter Jacobsen & D. A. Weibring
Jeff Hewes & Sammy Rachels
Scott Bess & Dan Halldorson
2 Feb 2, 1980 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am -8 (71-69-71-69=280) 1 stroke Dan Pohl
3 Sep 8, 1985 Bank of Boston Classic -17 (67-66-68-66=267) 6 strokes John Mahaffey, Jodie Mudd
Greg Norman, Leonard Thompson
4 Feb 25, 1987 Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open -22 (63-68-70-65=266) 4 strokes J. C. Snead, Bobby Wadkins

European Tour wins (2)

Other wins (3)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament T30 DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP T49 T46 T48
The Open Championship T10 T10 T5 CUT DNP
PGA Championship DNP CUT T19 T19 T28
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Masters Tournament CUT DNP T33 CUT DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T28 T2 T30 DNP T34 DNP CUT DNP CUT DNP CUT
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT T70 T42 T55 CUT CUT CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ George Burns up Open with a 203
  2. ^ David burns off the field
  3. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=328. Retrieved 2008-01-24. 

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