Thomas Andrew "Andy" Bean is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level including 11 PGA Tour victories. Bean was born in LaFayette, Georgia and was raised in Jekyll Island, Georgia, where his father was associated with a golf course. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida when he was 15, and his father bought a golf course there.

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  • Thomas Andrew "Andy" Bean is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level including 11 PGA Tour victories. Bean was born in LaFayette, Georgia and was raised in Jekyll Island, Georgia, where his father was associated with a golf course. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida when he was 15, and his father bought a golf course there. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and while there won four amateur tournaments. Bean, along with future fellow PGA Tour players Woody Blackburn, Phil Hancock and Gary Koch, were members of the 1973 NCAA Championship team. He turned professional in 1975. Bean was a dominant player on the PGA Tour from 1977-1986. He did not finish outside the top 35 on the money list during those years, a stetch that included 5 top-seven finishes on the list. His first PGA Tour victory was at the Doral-Eastern Open in 1977, and his last was at the Byron Nelson Golf Classic in 1986. In 1978, he won three times. He played on the Ryder Cup team in 1979 and 1987. He spent several weeks ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from their debut in 1986 and 1987. Bean never won a major championship. He came closest at the 1983 British Open when he and Hale Irwin finished tied for second – one stroke behind Tom Watson and the 1989 PGA Championship when he Mike Reid and Curtis Strange tied for second one stroke behind Payne Stewart. Since turning 50 in March 2003, Bean has been enjoying a resurgence of his game on the Champions Tour, where he won for the first time at the 2006 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. In May 2008 he added a second Champions Tour title with a victory in the Regions Charity Classic. He won the season ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in 2008 at Sonoma, California. He won with a 20 under par total and won by nine shots over Gene Jones, a scoring record for the tournament. Bean still lives in Lakeland in Florida where he enjoys hunting and fishing. He and his wife Debbie have three grown daughters: Lauren (born 1982), Lindsay (born 1984) and Jordan (born 1985).
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  • Thomas Andrew "Andy" Bean is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level including 11 PGA Tour victories. Bean was born in LaFayette, Georgia and was raised in Jekyll Island, Georgia, where his father was associated with a golf course. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida when he was 15, and his father bought a golf course there.
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