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.
Early life and amateur career In 1972, Burton was born in San Bernardino, California. She graduated from Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California in 1990. Burton won several amateur tournaments including the 1989 U.S. Girls' Junior.LPGA Tour biography She also was runner-up in the 1989 U.S. Women's Amateur to Vicki Goetze. Burton played on the U.S. Curtis Cup team in 1990.
Burton played college golf at Arizona State University for one year (1989/1990), winning six tournaments.
Professional career In 1990, Burton turned professional. She earned her 1991 LPGA Tour through qualifying school. In 1991, Burton was LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year.
She has won five times on the tour, including two majors, the 1993 and 1998 du Maurier Classics. Burton's best finish on the money list is 3rd in 1993. She was a member of the U.S. Solheim Cup team five times: in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.
Awards and honors In 1991, Burton earned the LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors. In 2000, she earned the LPGA's Heather Farr Player Award. In 2019, she was inducted into the Southern California Golf Association Hall of Fame.
Amateur wins 1987 Junior World Golf Championships (Girls 15–17) 1988 Junior PGA Championship 1989 Junior World Golf Championships (Girls 15–17), U.S. Girls' Junior 1990 North and South Women's Amateur, Broadmoor Championship
Professional wins (5) LPGA Tour wins (5) LegendLPGA Tour major championships (2)Other LPGA Tour (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Mar 15, 1992PING/Welch's Championship−11 (71-69-69-68=277)1 stroke Beth Daniel Dale Eggeling2Jul 4, 1993Jamie Farr Toledo Classic−12 (68-66-67=201)1 stroke Hollis Stacy3Aug 29, 1993du Maurier Classic−11 (71-70-66-70=277)Playoff Betsy King4Sep 19, 1993Safeco Classic−14 (68-68-73-65=274)1 stroke Rosie Jones5Aug 2, 1998du Maurier Classic−18 (68-64-66-72=270)1 stroke Annika Sörenstam
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11992Sara Lee Classic Amy Benz Maggie WillWill won with par on first extra hole21993du Maurier Classic Betsy KingWon with birdie on first extra hole31996Edina Realty LPGA Classic Carin Koch Liselotte Neumann Suzanne StrudwickNeumann won with birdie on third extra hole Source:
Major championships Wins (2) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1993 du Maurier Classic −11 (71-70-66-70=277)Playoff1 Betsy King 1998 du Maurier Classic −18 (68-64-66-72=270)1 stroke Annika Sörenstam 1Won in playoff by Burton 3–4.
Results timeline Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipCUTT3T8T5T3T6T48T50T31LPGA ChampionshipT59T10T37T28CUTT63T11T68CUTU.S. Women's OpenT44CUTCUTT8T39T43T28T3T14T15CUTdu Maurier ClassicT121T22T53CUTT111T18 Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT7T62T42T24T1461CUTLPGA ChampionshipT37T25T46CUTCUTCUT13WDU.S. Women's OpenT26T32CUTCUTCUTWDWomen's British Open ^T15T29T24CUTT22 ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied for place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeKraft Nabisco Championship 0 0 2 3 6 8 16 14LPGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 4 17 11U.S. Women's Open 0 0 1 1 2 6 17 10du Maurier Classic 2 0 0 2 2 6 8 7Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4Totals 2 0 3 6 11 25 63 46 Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1991 LPGA – 1995 Nabisco) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1992 Nabisco – 1993 Nabisco)
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U.S. national team appearances Amateur Curtis Cup: 1990 (winners)
Professional Solheim Cup: 1992, 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners), 1998 (winners), 2000
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