Bob_Burns_(golfer)
Bob Burns (golfer)
American professional golfer
Robert Donald Burns (born April 5, 1968) is an American professional golfer. Burns has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
| Bob Burns | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Robert Donald Burns | ||||
| Born | (1968-04-05) April 5, 1968 (age 56) Mission Hills, California | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Cal State Northridge | ||||
| Turned professional | 1991 | ||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nike Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 89 (January 12, 2003)[1] | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour | 1 | ||||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
| PGA Championship | 67th: 2003 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T51: 1995 | ||||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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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.
Burns turned pro in 1991 and joined the PGA Tour in 1994. During Burns's first month on the PGA Tour, his home in Northridge, California was rocked by the destructive 1994 Northridge 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.[2]
Burns regained his PGA Tour card for the following season and continued to improve his game. In 2002, he won the Disney Golf Classic 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.[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)
| Legend |
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other Nike Tour (1) |
| 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 |
Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Ben Hogan South Texas Open | Brian Henninger |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (1)
- 1997 Long Beach Open
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | T51 | T66 | CUT | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | 67 |
Note: Burns never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T66 | T10 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
"T" = Tied
- "Week 2 2003 Ending 12 Jan 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- "Bob Burns – Career". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- "Q school". The Golf Blog. December 6, 2004. Archived from the original on November 20, 2006.
- Bob Burns at the PGA Tour official site
- Bob Burns at the Official World Golf Ranking official site