Charles Courtney (born October 11, 1940) is an American
professional golfer
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who played on the
PGA Tour
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in the 1960s and 1970s.
Courtney was born in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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and raised in
San Diego, California
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.
He attended
San Diego State University
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, where he was a three-time
All-American as a member of the golf team: second team in 1960 and 1961, first team in 1962.
Courtney turned professional in 1963. For more than a decade, he played on the PGA Tour, where he had two wins and more than two dozen top-10 finishes. He was the head professional at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in
Rancho Santa Fe, California
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for two decades starting in 1983.
He is now golf professional emeritus. He was inducted into the San Diego State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.
Amateur wins
*1958 San Diego City Amateur
*1960 San Diego City Amateur
*1960 San Diego County Open
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (2)
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
Other wins (2)
*1965 Montebello Open
*1967
Puerto Rico Open
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American male golfers
San Diego State Aztecs men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Golfers from Minneapolis
Golfers from San Diego
1940 births
Living people