Raymond Burns (golfer)

Raymond Burns
Raymond Burns
Personal information
Nickname	Raymie
Born	8 October 1973 (age 50); Banbridge, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	Northern Ireland
Career
Turned professional	1993
Former tour(s)	European Tour ; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour; Rankings winner
Challenge Tour; Rankings winner	1994

Last updated March 04, 2024

Raymond Burns (born 8 October 1973) is a Northern Irish professional golfer.

Burns was born in Banbridge, County Down, and turned professional in 1993 after representing Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup. He missed out on qualifying for the European Tour at qualifying school at the end of 1993, and decided to play on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1994. He won twice during his rookie season and topped the Challenge Tour Rankings to secure his card on the European Tour for 1995.^[2]

Burns finished 8th on his European Tour début at the Dubai Desert Classic and maintained his place on the European Tour through the end of the 1998 season. A loss of form that season saw him return to the Challenge Tour in 1999, where he again struggled, failing to make the cut in any of his 11 starts.^[3]

After leaving the tour, Burns qualified as a teaching professional before attempting to return to tournament golf during the early to mid-2000s. Since 2006 has worked as the head professional at South County Golf Club.^[4]

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	28 May 1994	Club Med Open	−11 (67-74-70-66=277)	1 stroke	Christian Cévaër, Pascal Edmond, Robert Huxtable
2	21 Aug 1994	Karsten Ping Norwegian Challenge	−16 (69-69-67-71=276)	3 strokes	Jamie Taylor

Team appearances

Amateur

Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1989 (winners), 1990 (winners), 1991 (winners)
St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 (winners)
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992
Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1993
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1993

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References

↑ MacNamara, Ronan (3 March 2024). "Raymie remembers: Burns on Challenge Tour Order of Merit win 30 years later". Irish Golfer. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
↑ Kimmage, Paul (8 July 2001). "The gentle genius of Raymond Burns". Irish Independent . Retrieved 29 July 2010.
↑ Jones, Mark (7 December 2003). "Burns keeps flame alive". Sunday Tribune . Retrieved 29 July 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "The Pro Shop". South County Golf Club. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

External links

Raymond Burns at the European Tour official site

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[1] MacNamara, Ronan (3 March 2024). "Raymie remembers: Burns on Challenge Tour Order of Merit win 30 years later". Irish Golfer. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[2] Kimmage, Paul (8 July 2001). "The gentle genius of Raymond Burns". Irish Independent . Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[3] Jones, Mark (7 December 2003). "Burns keeps flame alive". Sunday Tribune . Retrieved 29 July 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[4] "The Pro Shop". South County Golf Club. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

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