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Andy Bean (golfer)

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American golfer (1953–2023)
For the actor, seeAndy Bean (actor).

Andy Bean
Personal information
Full nameThomas Andrew Bean
Born(1953-03-13)March 13, 1953
DiedOctober 14, 2023(2023-10-14) (aged 70)
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight260 lb (120 kg; 19 st)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseDebbie
Children3
Career
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Turned professional1975
Former toursPGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins18
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour11
Japan Golf Tour2
PGA Tour Champions3
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT10:1982
PGA Championship2nd/T2:1980,1989
U.S. OpenT6:1978
The Open ChampionshipT2:1983

Thomas Andrew Bean (March 13, 1953 – October 14, 2023) was an Americanprofessional golfer who played on thePGA Tour and theChampions Tour.

Bean won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level. Bean won 11 PGA Tour events, including the 1986Byron Nelson Golf Classic, and three events on the Champions Tour, including a nine-stroke victory at the 2008Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Early life

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Bean was born inLaFayette, Georgia, on March 13, 1953,[1] and raised onJekyll Island, Georgia, where his father was associated with a golf course. His family moved toLakeland, Florida, when he was 15, and his father bought a golf course there.[1]

Amateur career

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Bean attended theUniversity of Florida inGainesville, Florida, where he became a member of theSigma Alpha Epsilonfraternity (Florida Upsilon Chapter) and played for coachBuster Bishop'sFlorida Gators men's golf team from 1972 to 1975.[2] While he was a Florida student, he won four amateur tournaments. Bean and future fellow PGA Tour playersWoody Blackburn,Phil Hancock, andGary Koch were members of the Gators' 1973 team that won theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) andNCAA Championships.[3] He was a first-team All-SEC selection in 1973 and 1975, and anAll-American in 1973, 1974 and 1975.[2][4] He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1975.

Professional career

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Bean turned professional in 1975. He finished inside the top 35 on the money list from 1977 to 1986. In five of those years he was in the top seven. His first PGA Tour victory was at theDoral-Eastern Open in 1977, and his last was at theByron Nelson Golf Classic in 1986. In 1978 he won three times. Bean played on the United StatesRyder Cup team in1979 and1987 and spent several weeks ranked in the top 10 of theOfficial World Golf Rankings in 1986 and 1987.[5]

Bean never won amajor championship but he finished second three times. He had a solo second-place finish behindJack Nicklaus at the1980 PGA Championship. At the1983 British Open, Bean andHale Irwin finished tied for second, one stroke behindTom Watson; and in the1989 PGA Championship, Bean,Mike Reid, andCurtis Strange tied for second, one stroke behindPayne Stewart.[6]

After turning 50 in March, 2003, Bean played on theChampions Tour, where he won for the first time at the 2006Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. In May, 2008, he added a second Champions Tour title with a victory in theRegions Charity Classic. He won the season endingCharles Schwab Cup Championship in 2008 atSonoma, California, winning by nine shots overGene Jones with a tournament record 20-under-par total.

Personal life and death

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Bean lived in Lakeland, Florida, where he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He and his wife Debbie had three daughters: Lauren, Lindsay, and Jordan.

Bean died from complications of doublelung transplant surgery in Lakeland on October 14, 2023. He was 70.[7][8]

Awards and honors

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Amateur wins

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Professional wins (18)

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PGA Tour wins (11)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Mar 13,1977Doral-Eastern Open−11 (67-67-71-72=277)1 strokeAustraliaDavid Graham
2Jun 4,1978Kemper Open−15 (72-67-68-66=273)5 strokesUnited StatesMark Hayes,United StatesAndy North
3Jun 11, 1978Danny Thomas Memphis Classic−11 (70-68-69-70=277)PlayoffUnited StatesLee Trevino
4Jul 2, 1978Western Open−6 (70-71-75-66=282)PlayoffUnited StatesBill Rogers
5Jun 10,1979Atlanta Classic−23 (70-67-61-67=265)8 strokesUnited StatesJoe Inman
6Feb 10,1980Hawaiian Open−22 (71-63-66-66=266)3 strokesUnited StatesLee Trevino
7Mar 1,1981Bay Hill Classic−18 (68-62-67-69=266)7 strokesUnited StatesTom Watson
8Feb 28,1982Doral-Eastern Open (2)−10 (68-69-72-69=278)1 strokeUnited StatesScott Hoch,United StatesMike Nicolette,
United StatesJerry Pate
9Apr 8,1984Greater Greensboro Open−8 (71-67-72-70=280)2 strokesUnited StatesGeorge Archer
10Mar 9,1986Doral-Eastern Open (3)−12 (71-68-68-69=276)PlayoffUnited StatesHubert Green
11May 11, 1986Byron Nelson Golf Classic−11 (66-68-67-68=269)1 strokeUnited StatesMark Wiebe

PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11978Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicUnited StatesLee TrevinoWon with birdie on first extra hole
21978Western OpenUnited StatesBill RogersWon with par on first extra hole
31979Bing Crosby National Pro-AmUnited StatesMark Hayes,United StatesLon HinkleHinkle won with birdie on third extra hole
Bean eliminated by par on second hole
41984Honda ClassicUnited StatesBruce LietzkeLost to par on first extra hole
51984Memorial TournamentUnited StatesJack NicklausLost to par on third extra hole
61986Doral-Eastern OpenUnited StatesHubert GreenWon with birdie on fourth extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Nov 26,1978Dunlop Phoenix Tournament−13 (67-70-69-69=275)5 strokesAustraliaGraham Marsh
2Nov 1,1987ABC Japan-U.S. Match−19 (64-72-68-65=269)5 strokesJapanMasahiro Kuramoto

Other wins (2)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Nov 15, 1986Isuzu Kapalua International−10 (72-68-68-70=278)2 strokesUnited StatesDavis Love III
2Nov 14, 1987Isuzu Kapalua International (2)−21 (66-65-69-67=267)3 strokesUnited StatesLanny Wadkins

Champions Tour wins (3)

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Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 1,2006Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn−15 (63-70-68=201)PlayoffUnited StatesR. W. Eaks
2May 18,2008Regions Charity Classic−13 (65-68-70=203)1 strokeUnited StatesLoren Roberts
3Nov 2, 2008Charles Schwab Cup Championship−20 (68-66-68-66=268)9 strokesUnited StatesGene Jones

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12006Greater Hickory Classic at Rock BarnUnited StatesR. W. EaksWon with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament1973197419751976197719781979
Masters TournamentT19T24T28
U.S. OpenCUTT63T23T6T25
The Open ChampionshipT48
PGA ChampionshipCUTT7T12
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters TournamentT12CUTT10CUTT18T25CUTT35CUT51
U.S. OpenCUTWDT34T11T15T24CUTT12CUT
The Open ChampionshipT6T2T14T35T14T40T16CUT
PGA Championship2CUTT30T16T3T53T65CUTT2
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Masters TournamentT33
U.S. OpenCUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA ChampionshipCUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament0000161410
U.S. Open000017169
The Open Championship01012598
PGA Championship021346149
Totals03148245336
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1983 U.S. Open – 1985 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1980 Open Championship – 1980 PGA)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament1977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992
The Players ChampionshipCUTT288T51WDT35CUTCUTCUTT21CUTT36T8T9CUTCUT
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^abc"Andy Bean (2000)". Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Inductees. RetrievedJuly 19, 2011.
  2. ^ab"Florida Men's Golf 2013 Media Supplement"(PDF). Gainesville, Florida: University Athletic Association. pp. 33, 36, 39, 41. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on August 5, 2014. RetrievedNovember 21, 2013..
  3. ^Andreu, Robbie (June 18, 2009)."Top 25 Gator teams: #8 1973 Men's golf".The Gainesville Sun. RetrievedApril 20, 2010.
  4. ^"2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide"(PDF). Gainesville, Florida: University Athletic Association. 2008. p. 36. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on March 22, 2012. RetrievedJuly 14, 2011.
  5. ^"69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 17, 2015. RetrievedJuly 15, 2011.
  6. ^"Andy Bean". Golf Major Championships. RetrievedApril 20, 2010.
  7. ^"Andy Bean, 11-time PGA Tour winner, dies after recent lung replacement surgery".NBC Sports. October 14, 2023.
  8. ^"11-time PGA Tour winner Andy Bean dies at 70".ESPN. Reuters. October 14, 2023.
  9. ^"Gator Greats". F Club, Hall of Fame. RetrievedNovember 21, 2013.
  10. ^"Bean And Koch Inducted".The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. March 30, 1978. p. 1D. RetrievedJune 23, 2010.

External links

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United States
Won: 17 – 11
United States
Lost: 13 – 15
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