Raymond Burns (born 8 October 1973) is a Northern Irish professional golfer.
| Raymond Burns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Raymie[1] | ||
| Born | 8 October 1973 Banbridge, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Northern Ireland | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1993 | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Challenge Tour | 2 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Burns was born in Banbridge, County Down, and turned professional in 1993 after representing Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup. He missed out on qualifying for the European Tour at qualifying school at the end of 1993, and decided to play on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1994. He won twice during his rookie season and topped the Challenge Tour Rankings to secure his card on the European Tour for 1995.[2]
Burns finished 8th on his European Tour début at the Dubai Desert Classic and maintained his place on the European Tour through the end of the 1998 season. A loss of form that season saw him return to the Challenge Tour in 1999, where he again struggled, failing to make the cut in any of his 11 starts.[3]
After leaving the tour, Burns qualified as a teaching professional before attempting to return to tournament golf during the early to mid-2000s. Since 2006 has worked as the head professional at South County Golf Club.[4]
Professional wins (2) edit
Challenge Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 May 1994 | Club Med Open | −11 (67-74-70-66=277) | 1 stroke |  Christian Cévaër, Pascal Edmond, Robert Huxtable
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| 2 | 21 Aug 1994 | Karsten Ping Norwegian Challenge | −16 (69-69-67-71=276) | 3 strokes |  Jamie Taylor
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Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1989 (winners), 1990 (winners), 1991 (winners)
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1993
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1993
References edit
- ^ MacNamara, Ronan (3 March 2024). "Raymie remembers: Burns on Challenge Tour Order of Merit win 30 years later". Irish Golfer. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Kimmage, Paul (8 July 2001). "The gentle genius of Raymond Burns". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ Jones, Mark (7 December 2003). "Burns keeps flame alive". Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 29 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Pro Shop". South County Golf Club. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
External links edit
- Raymond Burns at the European Tour official site