Brandie Burton (born January 8, 1972) is an American professional golfer. In October 2019 her induction into the Southern California Golf Association Hall of Fame was announced, noting that she competed in five Solheim Cups, recorded 88 top 10 finishes and became the youngest female golfer to surpass $1 million in career earnings. Fore: The Magazine of the SCGA, "SCGA to Induct Burton, Novak into Hall of Fame," Fall 2019, p. 90

Amateur career

Burton was born in

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. She graduated from Eisenhower High School in

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in 1990. She won several amateur tournament including the 1989

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.LPGA Tour biography
She also was runner-up in the 1989 U.S. Women's Amateur to

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. She played on the U.S.

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team in 1990. She played college golf at

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for one year (1989/1990), winning six tournaments.

Professional career

Burton turned professional in 1990 and earned her 1991

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through

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. She was LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1991. She has won five times on the tour, including two majors, the 1993 and 1998

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s. Her best finish on the money list is 3rd in 1993. She was a member of the U.S.

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team in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000.

Amateur wins

*1987

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(Girls 15–17) *1988 PGA National *1989

(Girls 15–17),

*1990

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, Broadmoor Championship

LPGA Tour wins (5)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

Major championships

Wins (2)

¹Won in playoff by Burton 3-4.

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing the United States): 1990 (winners) Professional *

(representing the United States):

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(winners),

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone o ...

(winners),

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

(winners),

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Brandie American female golfers Arizona State Sun Devils women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Winners of LPGA major golf championships Solheim Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from California Sportspeople from San Bernardino, California Sportspeople from Rialto, California 1972 births Living people