Andy Bean

Thomas Andrew "Andy" Bean (born March 13, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level including 11 PGA Tour victories.

Bean was born in LaFayette, Georgia and was raised in Jekyll Island, Georgia, where his father was associated with a golf course. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida when he was 15, and his father bought a golf course there. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and while there won four amateur tournaments. Bean, along with future fellow PGA Tour players Woody Blackburn, Phil Hancock and Gary Koch, were members of the 1973 NCAA Championship team. He turned professional in 1975.

Bean was a dominant player on the PGA Tour from 1977-1986. He did not finish outside the top 35 on the money list during those years, a stetch that included 5 top-seven finishes on the list. His first PGA Tour victory was at the Doral-Eastern Open in 1977, and his last was at the Byron Nelson Golf Classic in 1986. In 1978, he won three times. He played on the Ryder Cup team in 1979 and 1987. He spent several weeks ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from their debut in 1986 and 1987. [ [http://dps.twiihosting.net/wgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking] ]

Bean never won a major championship. He came closest in the 1983 British Open when he and Hale Irwin finished tied for second – one stroke behind Tom Watson.

Since turning 50 in March 2003, Bean has been enjoying a resurgence of his game on the Champions Tour, where he won for the first time at the 2006 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. In May 2008 he added a second Champions Tour title with a victory in the Regions Charity Classic.

Bean still lives in Lakeland in Florida where he enjoys hunting and fishing. He and his wife Debbie have three grown daughters: Lauren (born 1982), Lindsay (born 1984) and Jordan (born 1985).

Amateur wins (4)

*1974 Eastern Amateur, Falstaff Amateur
*1975 Dixie Amateur, Western Amateur

Professional wins (16)

PGA Tour wins (11)

*1977 (1) Doral-Eastern Open
*1978 (3) Kemper Open, Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, Western Open
*1979 (1) Atlanta Classic
*1980 (1) Hawaiian Open
*1981 (1) Bay Hill Classic
*1982 (1) Doral-Eastern Open
*1984 (1) Greater Greensboro Open
*1986 (2) Doral-Eastern Open, Byron Nelson Golf Classic

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

*1978 Dunlop Phoenix

Other wins (2)

*1986 Isuzu Kapalua International
*1987 Isuzu Kapalua International

Champions Tour wins (2)

*2006 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
*2008 Regions Charity Classic

ee also

*Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/10/68 Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.tourtalent.com/talent.asp?ID=Andy_Bean tourtalent.com page]