Brandie Burton - Part 1 (The Early Years)
We begin our three-part interview with 2-time major champion Brandie Burton with a look back at the days of her youth, growing up in a working-class family in Southern California. With supportive parents and two older brothers to compete with, Brandie became a competitive swimmer before burning out at age 13. On her 9th birthday, her gift of choice was a day with her Dad learning to play golf which sparked a lifelong love for the game. Beginning with lessons from a driving range pro, Brandie quickly developed her game and her competitive spirit. With significant wins including a U.S. Junior Girls' Championship in 1989 and a runner-up finish in the U.S. Women's Amateur that same year, she earned a spot on the 1990 Curtis Cup team and was a collegiate standout in her one year at Arizona State University. At the ripe old age of 18, it was time to turn professional. Brandie Burton reflects on her early years, "FORE the Good of the Game."
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"FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.”
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Burton, Brandie
Golf Professional
Started playing golf at the age of 9...Credits Roger and Barbara Burton as the individuals most influencing her career...Named the 1993 Female Player of the Year by Golf World...In 2007, became the first person inducted into the Rialto (Calif.) Hall of Fame…In 2008, was inducted into the Arizona State University Hall of Fame...Hobbies include NHRA drag racing, fishing and bowling...Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt. Burton won the 1987 and 1989 San Diego Junior World Championships, the 1988 PGA National and the 1989 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. Burton played collegiate golf for one season at Arizona State University. Was ranked as the nation’s top women’s collegiate golfer. In 1989, she placed second at both the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and the Trans-National Championship. Burton played in three U.S. Women’s Opens as an amateur and was a member of the U.S. Curtis Cup Team in 1990. That same year, she won the North and South Women’s Amateur Championship and the Broadmoor Championship.
Brandie had 5 professional wins, all on the LPGA Tour including two majors, the 1993 and 1998 du Maurier Classics. She was also a member of Solheim Cup teams on 5 successive occasions from 1992 - 2000.
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