Chuck Courtney (golfer)
| Chuck Courtney | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Charles Courtney |
| Born | October 11, 1940 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | San Diego State University |
| Turned professional | 1963 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T46: 1971 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T22: 1971 |
Charles Courtney (born October 11, 1940) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.
Courtney was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota[1] and raised in San Diego, California.[2] He attended San Diego State University, 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.[3][4]
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 for two decades starting in 1983.[2] He is now golf professional emeritus. He was inducted into the San Diego State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.[4]
Contents
Amateur wins (3)
- 1958 San Diego City Amateur
- 1960 San Diego City Amateur
- 1960 San Diego County Open
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 16, 1964 | St. Paul Open Invitational | –12 (68-72-66-66=272) | 3 strokes | Rod Funseth, Jack McGowan Charlie Sifford |
| 2 | Apr 20, 1969 | Tallahassee Open Invitational | –6 (72-69-71-70=282) | 1 stroke | Jacky Cupit, Bert Greene Bob Shaw |
Other wins (2)
- 1965 Montebello Open
- 1967 Puerto Rico Open
References
External links
- Chuck Courtney at the PGA Tour official site
