Chuck Courtney (golfer)

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Chuck Courtney
Personal information
Full name	Charles Courtney
Born	October 11, 1940 (1940-10-11) (age 71) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	San Diego State University
Turned professional	1963
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Other	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T46: 1971
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T22: 1971

Charles Courtney (born October 11, 1940) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.

Courtney was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota^[1] and raised in San Diego, California.^[2] He attended San Diego State University, where he was a three-time All-American as a member of the golf team: second team in 1960 and 1961, first team in 1962.^[3][4]

Courtney turned professional in 1963. For more than a decade, he played on the PGA Tour, where he had two wins and more than two dozen top-10 finishes. He was the head professional at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California for two decades starting in 1983.^[2] He is now golf professional emeritus. He was inducted into the San Diego State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.^[4]

Amateur wins (3)

• 1958 San Diego City Amateur
• 1960 San Diego City Amateur
• 1960 San Diego County Open

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 16, 1964	St. Paul Open Invitational	-12 (68-72-66-66=272)	3 strokes	Rod Funseth, Jack McGowan Charlie Sifford
2	Apr 20, 1969	Tallahassee Open Invitational	-6 (72-69-71-70=282)	1 stroke	Jacky Cupit, Bert Greene Bob Shaw

Other wins (2)

• 1965 Montebello Open
• 1967 Puerto Rico Open

References

1. ^ Elliott, Len; Barbara Kelly (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 42. ISBN 0870002252. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Leonard, Tod (2006-07-17). "'Ranch' rates as historic jewel". San Diego Union-Tribune. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/golf/20060717-9999-lz1s17ranch.html. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
3. ^ "1958–1969 All-American Golf teams". Golf Coaches Association of America. http://gcaa.collegiategolf.com/home.jsp?page=298. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Aztec Hall of Fame inductees". San Diego State University Athletics official site. http://goaztecs.com/trads/sdsu-trads-98hof.html. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 

External links

• Chuck Courtney at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Courtney, Chuck
Alternative names	Courtney, Charles
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	October 11, 1940
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of death
Place of death