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ANDY BEAN
Andy Bean's successful career as a professional golfer has spanned five decades. Since March of 2003, Andy has been enjoying the resurgence of his game on the Champions Tour. By July 2004, Andy already accumulated an impressive four Top 10 finishes, including a tie for 2nd at the Commerce Bank Long Island Classic and a tie for 3rd at the Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am. Bean also holds the record for the longest drive on the Champions Tour at 367 yards.
An 11-time winner on the PGA Tour between 1977 and 1986, Andy Bean was a dominant player. A repeat winner, he won the Doral Eastern Open three times (1977, 1982, and 1986) and also won the Isuzu Kapalua International in both 1986 and 1987. Bean created an impressive record: he did not finish outside the top 35 on the money list from 1977-1986, a stretch that included five top-seven finishes.
Andy was also a member of two Ryder Cup teams. In 1979, Bean contributed two points towards the American win at The Greenbriar. He and Payne Stewart were victorious in a Fourballs round, and Bean won his singles match the following day against Michael King. In the 1987 Ryder Cup, Bean defeated Ian Woosnam in a singles match. Andy Bean was also a member of the USA vs. Japan Matches and a winner of the 1978 Dunlop Phoenix in Japan.
Bean also had an outstanding amateur career, winning many times before turning professional in 1975. He won the 1974 Eastern and Falstaff Amateur, as well as the 1975 Dixie Amateur and Western Amateur.
With career earnings of over four million dollars, Andy Bean has certainly established himself as one the elite players in the world of professional golf.
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