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EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion
FULL NAME: George Francis Burns III
HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 215
BIRTHDATE: July 29, 1949
BIRTHPLACE: Brooklyn, NY
RESIDENCE: Boynton Beach, FL
FAMILY: Wife, Irene; Kelly (4/2/76), Eileen (8/25/80)
EDUCATION: University of Maryland (B.S.,1972)
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Financial markets
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1975
JOINED TOUR: 1999
 
 PGA TOUR Victories
(4) 1979 Walt Disney World National Team Champion. 1980 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. 1985 Bank Of Boston Classic. 1987 Shearson Lehman Bros. Andy Williams Open.
 Other Victories
1973 Canadian Amateur, 1974 Porter Cup, North and South Amateur, New York State Amateur, 1975 Scandinavian Open, Kerrygold (Ireland), 1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with Wayne Levi)
 Current Year SENIOR PGA TOUR Money and Positions
$7,705 (118)
 Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Finishes
T47--Audi Senior Classic
 Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Round
72 at Round 1, NFL Golf Classic
 Best SENIOR TOUR Finishes
T9--2000 Comfort Classic.
 Best BUY.COM Finishes
T28--1995 NIKE Pensacola Classic.
 Best 2001 SENIOR TOUR Finishes
T10--Mexico Senior Classic
 2001 Season SENIOR TOUR
Tournaments entered--19; in money--17; Top-10 finishes--1
 PGA TOUR Playoff Record
0-2 
 Other Information
Won four times on the PGA TOUR with his biggest victory coming at the 1980 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. Was two strokes back of David Edwards entering the final round at Pebble Beach, but shot a closing 69 for a one-stroke victory over Dan Pohl...Had 11 other top-10 finishes in 1980 and placed seventh on the final money list, his highest standing ever...Played defensive end at Maryland for one season before quitting football to concentrate solely on golf...Was a force in amateur golf with a victory in the 1973 Canadian Amateur and also claimed the Porter Cup, North-South Amateur and New York State Amateur in 1974...Member of the 1975 Walker Cup team and 1975 World Amateur team...Has had six career holes-in-one.


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