| Bert Greene | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Charles Greene |
| Born | (1944-02-11) February 11, 1944 (age 80) Gray, Georgia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Tennessee |
| Turned professional | 1966 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | 12th/T12: 1970, 1971 |
| PGA Championship | 3rd: 1969 |
| U.S. Open | T42: 1969 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Charles "Bert" Greene (born February 11, 1944) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Greene was born in Gray, Georgia. He attended the University of Tennessee where he was a member of the golf team. He won the 1964 SEC Championship and was a third-team All-American in 1964 and 1965.
Professional career
In 1966, Greene turned professional. He played on the PGA Tour from 1967 to 1975. He won one tour event, the 1973 Liggett Myers Open at MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary, North Carolina, in a playoff with Miller Barber. He also finished second at the 1969 Westchester Classic, one stroke behind Frank Beard, and at the 1969 Tallahassee Open Invitational, one stroke behind Chuck Courtney. His best finish in a major was a third-place finish at the 1969 PGA Championship.
At a golf tournament in 1972, Greene was shot in the foot when a gun in his golf bag accidentally discharged.
Amateur wins
- 1963 Tennessee State Amateur
- 1964 SEC Championship
Professional wins (5)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 4, 1973 | Liggett & Myers Open | −6 (68-73-67-70=278) | Playoff |  Miller Barber
|
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 | Liggett & Myers Open | Miller Barber
|
Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
Caribbean Tour wins (2)
- 1970 Los Lagartos Open
- 1971 Los Lagartos Open
South American wins (2)
- 1970 Brazil Open
- 1971 Colombian Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T12 | 12 | T31 | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T42 | T54 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | 3 | T48 | T71 | T73 |
Note: Greene never played in The Open Championship.
Top 10 Did not playCUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
References
- ^ Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 76. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- Bert Greene - The Rise and Fall of a Middle Georgia Golfer
- ^ Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor, ed. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- ^ "Bert Greene". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- Bert, Schroeder Fully Recovered
External links
- Bert Greene at the PGA Tour official site
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