Background
Courtney was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California.
Courtney was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota 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.
Courtney turned professional in 1963. Foreign more than a decade, he played on the Professional Golf Association 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.
He is now golf professional emeritus.
He was inducted into the San Diego State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991. 1958 San Diego City Amateur Professional Golf Association Tour wins (2) Other wins (2).