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Thomas Andrew "Andy" Bean (born March 13, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level including 11 PGA Tour victories. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States.

Bean was born in LaFayette, Georgia and was raised in Jekyll Island, Georgia, where his father was associated with a golf course. LaFayette (ləˈfeɪɨt is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. Jekyll Island is an island off the coast of the US state of Georgia, in Glynn County; it is one of the Sea Islands and one of the His family moved to Lakeland, Florida when he was 15, and his father bought a golf course there. Lakeland is a City in Polk County Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and while there won four amateur tournaments. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Gainesville is the largest City in and County seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States. Bean, along with future fellow PGA Tour players Woody Blackburn, Phil Hancock and Gary Koch, were members of the 1973 NCAA Championship team. Woody T Blackburn (born July 26, 1951) is an American Professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s Phillip Hancock (born October 30, 1953) is an American Professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour. Gary Koch (born November 21, 1952) is an American Professional golfer, Sportscaster and Golf course designer, who has played The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June is the top annual competition in U He turned professional in 1975.

Bean was a dominant player on the PGA Tour from 1977-1986. He did not finish outside the top 35 on the money list during those years, a stetch that included 5 top-seven finishes on the list. His first PGA Tour victory was at the Doral-Eastern Open in 1977, and his last was at the Byron Nelson Golf Classic in 1986. The Doral Open was a PGA Tour Golf tournament contested from 1962 to 2006 on the "Blue Monster" course at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in See also Dallas Open (tennis The EDS Byron Nelson Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. In 1978, he won three times. He played on the Ryder Cup team in 1979 and 1987. The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from He spent several weeks ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from their debut in 1986 and 1987. The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional Golfers. [1]

Bean never won a major championship. The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. He came closest in the 1983 British Open when he and Hale Irwin finished tied for second – one stroke behind Tom Watson. The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Amateur wins (1 1967 NCAA Division I Championship Professional wins (87 PGA Tour wins (20 1971 Career outline He was born in Kansas City Missouri. A lifelong golfer he was introduced to the game by his father Ray a fine player

Since turning 50 in March 2003, Bean has been enjoying a resurgence of his game on the Champions Tour, where he won for the first time at the 2006 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually The Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn is a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour. In May 2008 he added a second Champions Tour title with a victory in the Regions Charity Classic. Regions Charity Classic formerly known as the Bruno's Memorial Classic is an American Golf Tournament that is part of the Champions Tour

Bean still lives in Lakeland in Florida where he enjoys hunting and fishing. He and his wife Debbie have three grown daughters: Lauren (born 1982), Lindsay (born 1984) and Jordan (born 1985).

Amateur wins (4)

Professional wins (16)

PGA Tour wins (11)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

Other wins (2)

Champions Tour wins (2)

See also

References

  1. ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking

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