Chuck Courtney (golfer)
{{Short description|American professional golfer (born 1940)}}
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| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| college = San Diego State University
| yearpro = 1963
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| pga = T22: 1971
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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{{cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=Len |first2=Barbara |last2=Kelly |title=Who's Who in Golf |year=1976 |publisher=Arlington House |location=New Rochelle, New York |isbn=0-87000-225-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/42 42] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/42 }} and raised in San Diego, California. 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.{{cite web |title=1958–1969 All-American Golf teams |publisher=Golf Coaches Association of America |url=http://gcaa.collegiategolf.com/home.jsp?page=298 |accessdate=November 26, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626215926/http://gcaa.collegiategolf.com/home.jsp?page=298 |archivedate=June 26, 2009 }}{{cite web |title=Aztec Hall of Fame inductees |publisher=San Diego State University Athletics official site |url=http://goaztecs.com/trads/sdsu-trads-98hof.html |accessdate=November 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723161012/http://www.goaztecs.com/trads/sdsu-trads-98hof.html |archive-date=July 23, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
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.{{cite news |title='Ranch' rates as historic jewel |last=Leonard |first=Tod |newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune |date=July 17, 2006 |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/golf/20060717-9999-lz1s17ranch.html |accessdate=November 26, 2007}} He is now golf professional emeritus. He was inducted into the San Diego State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.
Amateur wins
- 1958 San Diego City Amateur
- 1960 San Diego City Amateur
- 1960 San Diego County Open
Professional wins (4)
=PGA Tour wins (2)=
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
align=center|1
|align=right|Aug 16, 1964 |−12 (68-72-66-66=272) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Rod Funseth, {{flagicon|USA}} Jack McGowan, |
align=center|2
|align=right|Apr 20, 1969 |Tallahassee Open Invitational |−6 (72-69-71-70=282) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Jacky Cupit, {{flagicon|USA}} Bert Greene, |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |1972 |{{flagicon|USA}} DeWitt Weaver |Lost to par on first extra hole |
=Other wins (2)=
- 1965 Montebello Open
- 1967 Puerto Rico Open
References
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External links
- {{PGATour player|01227|Chuck Courtney}}
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Category:American male golfers
Category:San Diego State Aztecs men's golfers
Category:Golfers from Minneapolis