Brandie Burton

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Brandie Burton
Personal information
Born (1972-01-08) January 8, 1972 (age 53)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Arizona State University
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1991)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour5
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 2)
Chevron Championship T3: 1992, 1995
Women's PGA C'ship T10: 1992
U.S. Women's Open T3: 1996
du Maurier Classic Won: 1993, 1998
Women's British Open T15: 2001
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour
Rookie of the Year 		1991
LPGA Heather Farr
Player Award 		2000

Brandie Burton (born January 8, 1972) is an American professional golfer. In October 2019 her induction into the Southern California Golf Association Hall of Fame was announced, noting that she competed in five Solheim Cups, recorded 88 top 10 finishes and became the youngest female golfer to surpass $1 million in career earnings. [1]

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Amateur career

Burton was born in San Bernardino, California. [2] [3] She graduated from Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California in 1990. She won several amateur tournament including the 1989 U.S. Girls' Junior. [4] She also was runner-up in the 1989 U.S. Women's Amateur to Vicki Goetze. [4] She played on the U.S. Curtis Cup team in 1990. [4] She played college golf at Arizona State University for one year (1989/1990), winning six tournaments. [4] [5]

Professional career

Burton turned professional in 1990 [5] and earned her 1991 LPGA Tour through qualifying school. [4] She was LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1991. [4] She has won five times on the tour, including two majors, the 1993 and 1998 du Maurier Classics. [4] Her best finish on the money list is 3rd in 1993. She was a member of the U.S. Solheim Cup team in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000. [4]

Amateur wins

LPGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Mar 15, 1992 PING/Welch's Championship −11 (71-69-69-68=277)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel
Flag of the United States.svg Dale Eggeling
2Jul 4, 1993 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic −12 (68-66-67=201)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy
3Aug 29, 1993 du Maurier Classic −11 (71-70-66-70=277)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King
4Sep 19, 1993 Safeco Classic −14 (68-68-73-65=274)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Jones
5Aug 2, 1998 du Maurier Classic −18 (68-64-66-72=270)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1992 Sara Lee Classic Flag of the United States.svg Amy Benz
Flag of the United States.svg Maggie Will 		Will won with par on first extra hole
2 1993 du Maurier Classic Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1996 Edina Realty LPGA Classic Flag of Sweden.svg Carin Koch
Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann
Flag of England.svg Suzanne Strudwick 		Neumann won with birdie on third extra hole

Major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1993 du Maurier Classic −11 (71-70-66-70=277)Playoff1 Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King
1998 du Maurier Classic −18 (68-64-66-72=270)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam

1Won in playoff by Burton 3–4.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ↑ Fore: The Magazine of the SCGA, "SCGA to Induct Burton, Novak into Hall of Fame," Fall 2019, p. 90
  2. ↑ Glick, Shav (August 27, 1989). "Golf: Arizona State Next Stop for Junior Champion Brandie Burton". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "On Other Tours: Brandie Burton Makes Legends Tour Debut At Arizona Event". LPGA. January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LPGA Tour biography Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 "People in Sports". Eugene Register-Guard . Eugene, Oregon. August 3, 1990. p. 3C. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
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