George Burns (golfer)

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 T-2 at the 1981 U.S. Open; he also had a T-5 at the 1977 British Open. [cite web|title=Golf Major Championships|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=328|accessdate=2008-01-24]

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 Boynton Beach, Florida.

Amateur wins

*1972 Metropolitan Amateur
*1973 Canadian Amateur Championship
*1974 Azalea Invitational, Porter Cup, North and South Amateur, New York State Amateur

PGA Tour wins

*1979 Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with Ben Crenshaw)
*1980 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
*1985 Bank of Boston Classic
*1987 Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open

Other wins

*1975 Scandinavian Enterprise Open, Kerrygold (Ireland)
*1982 New York State Open, Panama Open
*1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with Wayne Levi)

References

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/11/50/ Results and stats on PGA Tour's official site]