Greg Bruckner (born September 22, 1959) is an American
professional golfer
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.
Bruckner was born in
Manhattan Beach, California
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. He played college golf at
Arizona State University
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and turned professional in 1986.
Bruckner played on the
Asia Golf Circuit
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, winning the 1988
Singapore Open, before earning his
PGA Tour
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card in 1989 at
Q School.
Bruckner played on the PGA Tour from 1990 to 1992 where his best finishes were a pair of T-14, at the 1990
H.E.B. Texas Open and the 1991
Northern Telecom Open
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. He played on the
Nationwide Tour
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from 1992 to 1999 and again in 2004, winning once at the 1992
Ben Hogan New England Classic
The New England Classic was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour. It ran from 1990 to 1993. It was played at the Woodlands Country Club in Falmouth, Maine
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. He also played on the
Gateway Tour
The Gateway Tour, title sponsored as the OnCore Gateway Tour, is a third-level men's professional golf tour headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona that runs tournaments in Arizona, California, and Florida. The top level of men's professional golf in t ...
from 2008 to 2010, winning once in 2009.
Amateur wins
*1985
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In December 2021, the Pacific Co ...
Professional wins (6)
Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
Other wins (4)
*1988
Rolex Masters
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*2003
Arizona Open
The Arizona Open Championship is the annual open state championship of golf in Arizona. The competition is 54-holes of stroke play (3 rounds on an 18-hole course), with the winner being the player with the lowest total number of strokes. Following ...
*2009 Desert Winter #6 (
Gateway Tour
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)
*2015
Long Beach Open
The Long Beach Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was held in Long Beach, California at the Virginia Country Club from 1926 to 1930 and at the Lakewood Country Club from 1949 to 1951.
In 1957 the Long Beach Open was a PGA Satellite Eve ...
See also
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1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 59 players earned their 1990 PGA Tour card through Q-School
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1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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This is a list of the 49 players who earned 1991 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1990. The final stage was held at PGA West Stadium Course and La Quinta Hotel Golf Club Dunes Course in La Quinta, California. 1 ...
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American male golfers
Arizona State Sun Devils men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
PGA Tour Champions golfers
Golfers from California
Golfers from Phoenix, Arizona
Sportspeople from Manhattan Beach, California
1959 births
Living people
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