Bob Burns (golfer)
| Bob Burns | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert Donald Burns |
| Born |
April 5, 1968 Mission Hills, California |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Career | |
| College | Cal State Northridge |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Web.com Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T51: 1995 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 67: 2003 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Nike Tour leading money winner | 1998 |
| Nike Tour Player of the Year | 1998 |
Robert Donald Burns (born April 5, 1968) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
Burns was born in Mission Hills, California. Burns went to John F. Kennedy High school located in the San Fernando Valley. He attended college at Cal State Northridge and was a member of the golf team. He won All-American honors his junior year, and was the individual medalist at the 1990 NCAA Division II Championship. He turned pro in 1991 and joined the PGA Tour in 1994.
During Burns' first month on the PGA Tour, his home in Northridge, California was rocked by a massive earthquake. He ended his rookie season 101st on the money list but failed to qualify for the PGA Tour for 1995 by a single stroke, and spent the next two years on the Nike Tour (now Nationwide Tour). His career hit a low-point in 1997 when he failed to qualify for either tour. In 1998, his fortunes improved dramatically when he won two tournaments and finished first on the Nike Tour money list with $178,664 in earnings.[1]
Burns regained his PGA Tour card for the following season and continued to improve his game. In 2002, he won once and earned over a million dollars in a single season for the first time in his career. His career took another downturn, however, and he was back on the Nationwide Tour in 2005 after failing to qualify by a single shot.[2]
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 20, 2002 | Disney Golf Classic | −25 (63-68-67-65=263) | 1 stroke | Chris DiMarco |
Nike Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 17, 1998 | Nike Dominion Open | −14 (71-66-65-72=274) | 2 strokes | Pat Bates, Eric Johnson Perry Moss, Mike Sullivan |
| 2 | Oct 25, 1998 | Nike Tour Championship | −5 (73-69-67-74=283) | 3 strokes | Jeff Gove |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | T51 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T66 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | 67 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
- 1993 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1998 Nike Tour graduates
- 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- ↑ "Bob Burns – Career". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ The Golf Blog: December 2004 Archived November 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.