Background
Burns was born in Brooklyn, New New York
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He attended the University of Maryland where he played defensive end for one season before quitting football to focus solely on golf.
Career
He turned pro in 1975. Burns had more than 70 top-10 finishes on the Professional Golf Association Tour. His best finish in a major was at the 1981 United States. Open where Burns held a three-shot lead going into the final round before finishing T2.
Burns also had a T-5 at the 1977 British Open.
After reaching the age of 50 in 1999, Burns began play on the Senior Professional Golf Association Tour (now known as the Champions Tour). His best finish at that level is a T-9 at the 2000 Brickyard Classic.
He lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has two daughters, Kelly and Eileen.
1972 Metropolitan Amateur, Monroe Invitational, Long Island Amateur Professional Golf Association Tour wins (4) European Tour wins (2) Other wins (3) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10 Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1981 United States Open – 1982 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1975 Open Championship – 1976 Open Championship) Amateur Eisenhower Trophy: 1974 (winners) Walker Cup: 1975 (winners).
Achievements
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1972 Metropolitan Amateur, Monroe Invitational, Long Island Amateur 1973 Canadian Amateur Championship 1974 Azalea Invitational, Porter Cup, North and South Amateur, New York State Amateur 1975 Scandinavian Enterprise Open, Kerrygold International Classic (Ireland) 1982 New York State Open, Panama Open 1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with Wayne Levi).
