- George Burns (golfer)
George Francis Burns III (born
July 29 1949 ) is an Americanprofessional 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 playeddefensive end for one season before quitting football to focus solely ongolf . 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 1979Walt Disney World National Team Championship in Orlando. The biggest win of his career came a year later at theBing 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 theChampions Tour ). His best finish at that level is a T-9 at the 2000 Brickyard Classic. He lives inBoynton Beach, Florida .Amateur wins
*1972
Metropolitan Amateur
*1973Canadian Amateur Championship
*1974Azalea Invitational ,Porter Cup ,North and South Amateur , New York State AmateurPGA Tour wins
*1979
Walt Disney World National Team Championship (withBen Crenshaw )
*1980Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
*1985Bank of Boston Classic
*1987Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open Other wins
*1975
Scandinavian Enterprise Open , Kerrygold (Ireland)
*1982 New York State Open,Panama Open
*1988Chrysler Team Championship (withWayne Levi )References
External links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/11/50/ Results and stats on PGA Tour's official site]
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