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Andy Bean (golfer)

American golfer (1953–2023)

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name	Andy Bean
caption	Bean at a golf clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2008.
fullname	Thomas Andrew Bean
birth_date
birth_place	LaFayette, Georgia, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
height
weight	260 lb
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spouse	Debbie
children	3
college	University of Florida
yearpro	1975
extour	PGA Tour
Champions Tour
prowins	18
pgawins	11
japwins	2
champwins	3
otherwins	2
majorwins
masters	T10: 1982
usopen	T6: 1978
open	T2: 1983
pga	2nd/T2: 1980, 1989
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signature	Andy_Bean_(golfer)_signature.jpg

Champions Tour Thomas Andrew Bean (March 13, 1953 – October 14, 2023) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

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

Early life

Bean was born in LaFayette, Georgia, on March 13, 1953, and raised on Jekyll Island, Georgia, where his father was associated with a golf course. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, when he was 15, and his father bought a golf course there.

Amateur career

Bean attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he became a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity (Florida Upsilon Chapter) and played for coach Buster Bishop's Florida Gators men's golf team from 1972 to 1975. While he was a Florida student, he won four amateur tournaments. Bean and future fellow PGA Tour players Woody Blackburn, Phil Hancock, and Gary Koch were members of the Gators' 1973 team that won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and NCAA Championships. He was a first-team All-SEC selection in 1973 and 1975, and an All-American in 1973, 1974 and 1975. He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1975.

Professional career

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 the Doral-Eastern Open in 1977, and his last was at the Byron Nelson Golf Classic in 1986. In 1978 he won three times. Bean played on the United States Ryder Cup team in 1979 and 1987 and spent several weeks ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 1986 and 1987.

Bean never won a major championship but he finished second three times. He had a solo second-place finish behind Jack Nicklaus at the 1980 PGA Championship. At the 1983 British Open, Bean and Hale Irwin finished tied for second, one stroke behind Tom Watson; and in the 1989 PGA Championship, Bean, Mike Reid, and Curtis Strange tied for second, one stroke behind Payne Stewart.

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

Personal life and death

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 double lung transplant surgery in Lakeland on October 14, 2023. He was 70.

Awards and honors

In 1978, Bean was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great."
In 2000, Bean was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.

Amateur wins

1974 Eastern Amateur, Falstaff Amateur
1975 Dixie Amateur, Western Amateur

Professional wins (18)

PGA Tour wins (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 13, 1977	Doral-Eastern Open	−11 (67-67-71-72=277)	1 stroke	AUS David Graham
2	Jun 4, 1978	Kemper Open	−15 (72-67-68-66=273)	5 strokes	USA Mark Hayes, USA Andy North
3	Jun 11, 1978	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	−11 (70-68-69-70=277)	Playoff	USA Lee Trevino
4	Jul 2, 1978	Western Open	−6 (70-71-75-66=282)	Playoff	USA Bill Rogers
5	Jun 10, 1979	Atlanta Classic	−23 (70-67-61-67=265)	8 strokes	USA Joe Inman
6	Feb 10, 1980	Hawaiian Open	−22 (71-63-66-66=266)	3 strokes	USA Lee Trevino
7	Mar 1, 1981	Bay Hill Classic	−18 (68-62-67-69=266)	7 strokes	USA Tom Watson
8	Feb 28, 1982	Doral-Eastern Open (2)	−10 (68-69-72-69=278)	1 stroke	USA Scott Hoch, USA Mike Nicolette,
USA Jerry Pate
9	Apr 8, 1984	Greater Greensboro Open	−8 (71-67-72-70=280)	2 strokes	USA George Archer
10	Mar 9, 1986	Doral-Eastern Open (3)	−12 (71-68-68-69=276)	Playoff	USA Hubert Green
11	May 11, 1986	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	−11 (66-68-67-68=269)	1 stroke	USA Mark Wiebe

PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1978	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	USA Lee Trevino	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1978	Western Open	USA Bill Rogers	Won with par on first extra hole
3	1979	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	USA Mark Hayes, USA Lon Hinkle	Hinkle won with birdie on third extra hole
Bean eliminated by par on second hole
4	1984	Honda Classic	USA Bruce Lietzke	Lost to par on first extra hole
5	1984	Memorial Tournament	USA Jack Nicklaus	Lost to par on third extra hole
6	1986	Doral-Eastern Open	USA Hubert Green	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Nov 26, 1978	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	−13 (67-70-69-69=275)	5 strokes	AUS Graham Marsh
2	Nov 1, 1987	ABC Japan-U.S. Match	−19 (64-72-68-65=269)	5 strokes	JPN Masahiro Kuramoto

Other wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Nov 15, 1986	Isuzu Kapalua International	−10 (72-68-68-70=278)	2 strokes	USA Davis Love III
2	Nov 14, 1987	Isuzu Kapalua International (2)	−21 (66-65-69-67=267)	3 strokes	USA Lanny Wadkins

Champions Tour wins (3)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Oct 1, 2006	Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn	−15 (63-70-68=201)	Playoff	USA R. W. Eaks
2	May 18, 2008	Regions Charity Classic	−13 (65-68-70=203)	1 stroke	USA Loren Roberts
3	Nov 2, 2008	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	−20 (68-66-68-66=268)	9 strokes	USA Gene Jones

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn	USA R. W. Eaks	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1973	1974	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament			T19	T24	T28
U.S. Open	CUT	T63	T23	T6	T25
The Open Championship				T48
PGA Championship			CUT	T7	T12

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	T12	CUT	T10	CUT	T18	T25	CUT	T35	CUT	51
U.S. Open	CUT		WD	T34	T11	T15	T24	CUT	T12	CUT
The Open Championship	T6			T2	T14	T35	T14	T40	T16	CUT
PGA Championship	2		CUT	T30	T16	T3	T53	T65	CUT	T2

Tournament	1990	1991	2000
Masters Tournament	T33
U.S. Open	CUT		CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	1	6	14	10
U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	7	16	9
The Open Championship	1	0	1	2	5	9	8
PGA Championship	2	1	3	4	6	14	9

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

Tournament	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
The Players Championship	CUT	T28	8	T51	WD	T35	CUT	CUT	CUT	T21	CUT	T36	T8	T9	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Ryder Cup: 1979 (winners), 1987

References

"Andy Bean (2000)". Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Inductees.
"Florida Men's Golf 2013 Media Supplement". University Athletic Association.
Andreu, Robbie. (June 18, 2009). "Top 25 Gator teams: #8 1973 Men's golf". The Gainesville Sun.
(2008). "2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide". University Athletic Association.
"69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Official World Golf Ranking.
"Andy Bean". Golf Major Championships.
(October 14, 2023). "Andy Bean, 11-time PGA Tour winner, dies after recent lung replacement surgery". NBC Sports.
(October 14, 2023). "11-time PGA Tour winner Andy Bean dies at 70". ESPN.
"Gator Greats". F Club, Hall of Fame.
(March 30, 1978). "Bean And Koch Inducted". The Ledger.

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