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Brandie Burton
Personal information
Born (1972-01-08) January 8, 1972 (age 54)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityImage United States
Career
CollegeArizona State University
Turned professional1990
Former tourLPGA Tour (1991)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour5
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 2)
Chevron ChampionshipT3: 1992, 1995
Women's PGA C'shipT10: 1992
U.S. Women's OpenT3: 1996
du Maurier ClassicWon: 1993, 1998
Women's British OpenT15: 2001
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		1991
LPGA Heather Farr
Player Award		2000

Brandie Burton (born January 8, 1972) is an American professional golfer. In October 2019, her induction into the Southern California Golf Association Hall of Fame was announced, noting that she competed in five Solheim Cups, recorded 88 top 10 finishes and became the youngest female golfer to surpass $1 million in career earnings.[1]

Early life and amateur career

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In 1972, Burton was born in San Bernardino, California.[2][3] She graduated from Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California in 1990. Burton won several amateur tournaments including the 1989 U.S. Girls' Junior.[4] She also was runner-up in the 1989 U.S. Women's Amateur to Vicki Goetze.[4] Burton played on the U.S. Curtis Cup team in 1990.[4]

Burton played college golf at Arizona State University for one year (1989/1990), winning six tournaments.[4][5]

Professional career

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In 1990, Burton turned professional.[5] She earned her 1991 LPGA Tour through qualifying school.[4] In 1991, Burton was LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year.[4]

She has won five times on the tour, including two majors, the 1993 and 1998 du Maurier Classics.[4][6][7] Burton's best finish on the money list is 3rd in 1993. She was a member of the U.S. Solheim Cup team five times: in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.[4]

Awards and honors

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Amateur wins

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Professional wins (5)

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LPGA Tour wins (5)

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Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 15, 1992 PING/Welch's Championship −11 (71-69-69-68=277) 1 stroke United States Beth Daniel
United States Dale Eggeling
2 Jul 4, 1993 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic −12 (68-66-67=201) 1 stroke United States Hollis Stacy
3 Aug 29, 1993 du Maurier Classic −11 (71-70-66-70=277) Playoff United States Betsy King
4 Sep 19, 1993 Safeco Classic −14 (68-68-73-65=274) 1 stroke United States Rosie Jones
5 Aug 2, 1998 du Maurier Classic −18 (68-64-66-72=270) 1 stroke Sweden Annika Sörenstam

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1992 Sara Lee Classic United States Amy Benz
United States Maggie Will		 Will won with par on first extra hole
2 1993 du Maurier Classic United States Betsy King Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1996 Edina Realty LPGA Classic Sweden Carin Koch
Sweden Liselotte Neumann
England Suzanne Strudwick		 Neumann won with birdie on third extra hole

Source:[8]

Major championships

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Wins (2)

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YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1993du Maurier Classic−11 (71-70-66-70=277)Playoff1United States Betsy King
1998du Maurier Classic−18 (68-64-66-72=270)1 strokeSweden Annika Sörenstam

1Won in playoff by Burton 3–4.

Results timeline

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Tournament1988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship CUT T3 T8 T5 T3 T6 T48 T50 T31
LPGA Championship T59 T10 T37 T28 CUT T63 T11 T68 CUT
U.S. Women's Open T44 CUT CUT T8 T39 T43 T28 T3 T14 T15 CUT
du Maurier Classic T12 1 T22 T53 CUT T11 1 T18
Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Kraft Nabisco Championship T7 T62 T42 T24 T14 61 CUT
LPGA Championship T37 T25 T46 CUT CUT CUT 13 WD
U.S. Women's Open T26 T32 CUT CUT CUT WD
Women's British Open ^ T15 T29 T24 CUT T22

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied for place

Summary

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TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship0023681614
LPGA Championship0000141711
U.S. Women's Open0011261710
du Maurier Classic20022687
Women's British Open00000354
Totals203611256346
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1991 LPGA – 1995 Nabisco)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1992 Nabisco – 1993 Nabisco)

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U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. 1 2 "SCGA to Induct Burton, Novak into Hall of Fame". Fore: The Magazine of the SCGA. Fall 2019. p. 90.
  2. ↑ Glick, Shav (August 27, 1989). "Golf: Arizona State Next Stop for Junior Champion Brandie Burton". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "On Other Tours: Brandie Burton Makes Legends Tour Debut At Arizona Event". LPGA. January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LPGA Tour biography Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 "People in Sports". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. August 3, 1990. p. 3C. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  6. ↑ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
  7. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.
  8. 1 2 "Brandie Burton – Results". LPGA. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
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