Robert Donald Burns (born April 5, 1968) is an American professional golfer. Burns has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
Early life Burns was born in Mission Hills, California. Burns went to John F. Kennedy High school located in the San Fernando Valley.
Amateur career He attended college at Cal State Northridge and was a member of the golf team. He won All-American honors his junior year, and was the individual medalist at the 1990 NCAA Division II Championship.
Professional career Burns turned pro in 1991 and joined the PGA Tour in 1994. During Burns's first month on the PGA Tour, his home in Northridge, California was rocked by the destructive 1994 Northridge earthquake. He ended his rookie season 101st on the money list but failed to qualify for the PGA Tour for 1995 by a single stroke, and spent the next two years on the Nike Tour (now Nationwide Tour). His career hit a low-point in 1997 when he failed to qualify for either tour. In 1998, his fortunes improved dramatically when he won two tournaments and finished first on the Nike Tour money list with $178,664 in earnings.
Burns regained his PGA Tour card for the following season and continued to improve his game. In 2002, he won the Disney Golf Classic and earned over a million dollars in a single season for the first time in his career. His career took another downturn, however, and he was back on the Nationwide Tour in 2005 after failing to qualify by a single shot.
Professional wins (4) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Oct 20, 2002Disney Golf Classic−25 (63-68-67-65=263)1 stroke Chris DiMarco
Nike Tour wins (2) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other Nike Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1May 17, 1998Nike Dominion Open−14 (71-66-65-72=274)2 strokes Pat Bates, Eric Johnson, Perry Moss, Mike Sullivan2Oct 25, 1998Nike Tour Championship−5 (73-69-67-74=283)3 strokes Jeff Gove
Nike Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11992Ben Hogan South Texas Open Brian HenningerLost to birdie on first extra hole
Other wins (1) 1997 Long Beach Open
Results in major championships Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003U.S. OpenCUTT51T66CUTPGA Championship67 Note: Burns never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship Tournament1995199619971998199920002001200220032004The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTT66T10
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2003Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalT77
"T" = Tied
See also 1993 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1998 Nike Tour graduates 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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