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by Prof. Kennedi Schmeler DVM Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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Bean, who qualified for the PGA Tour in November 1975 while finishing his last quarter at the University of Florida, hasn't competed on the Champions Tour since last October. He played only six events in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Bean hasn't been the same since July 2011 when he was banged up in a car accident.

After four decades on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, the longtime Lakeland tour pro is “stepping back'' from his career because of injuries that keep him from practicing or playing. The 62-year-old Bean is not ready to say he's retiring: “That word seems final,'' he said.Oct 13, 2015

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How old is Andy Bean the golfer?

Andy Bean. Thomas Andrew Bean (born March 13, 1953) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Bean has won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level.

How many PGA Tour tournaments has Danny Bean won?

Bean has won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level. Bean won 11 PGA Tour victories, including the 1986 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, and three wins on the Champions Tour, including a 9-stroke victory at the 2008 Charles Schwab Cup Championship .

What happened to Tom Bean on the Champions Tour?

After turning 50 years old in March 2003, Bean enjoyed 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.

What is Andy Bean famous for?

Andy Bean was born on the 13th of March, 1953. He is famous for being a Golfer. He finished second behind Jack Nicklaus at the 1980 PGA Championship, the closest he ever got to a major win. Andy Bean’s age is 68.

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Where is Andy Bean now?

Personal. Bean lives in Lakeland, Florida, where he enjoys hunting and fishing. He and his wife Debbie have three grown daughters: Lauren, Lindsay, and Jordan.

How old is Andy Bean the golfer?

69 years (March 13, 1953)Andy Bean / Age

How many PGA Tour wins did Andy North have?

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Is Andy Bean married?

Andy Bean (born October 7, 1984) is an American actor....Andy Bean (actor)Andy BeanOccupationActor, authorYears active2007–presentSpouse(s)Lizzy Loeb ​ ​ ( m. 2014)​Children11 more row

Is Andy North married?

Susan NorthAndy North / Spouse

Does Andy North still work for ESPN?

Golf Analyst He serves as both an analyst and a reporter in ESPN's championship golf coverage as well as analyst for ESPN's preview shows and SportsCenter reports from major tournaments.

How tall is Andy North?

6′ 4″Andy North / Height

Andy Bean follows the flight of his tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Champions' Tour 2005 SBC Classic at the Valencia Country Club in Valencia, California March 12, 2005

Andy Bean follows the flight of his tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Champions' Tour 2005 SBC Classic at the Valencia Country Club in Valencia, California March 12, 2005.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Former basketball player Charles Barkley (L) talks with Andy Bean before teeing off on the first hold during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 20

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Former basketball player Charles Barkley (L) talks with Andy Bean before teeing off on the first hold during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 2009 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Dave Martin/Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Singer Taylor Hicks (L) walks with former basketball star Charles Barkley and baseball pitcher Ryan Metcalf and golfer Andy Bean (R) on the fifth hole during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert T

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Singer Taylor Hicks (L) walks with former basketball star Charles Barkley and baseball pitcher Ryan Metcalf and golfer Andy Bean (R) on the fifth hole during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 2009 in Birmingham, Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Former basketball star Charles Barkley (L) walks off the first tee with Andy Bean during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 2009 in Birmingham, A

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Former basketball star Charles Barkley (L) walks off the first tee with Andy Bean during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 2009 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Dave Martin/Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Former basketball star Charles Barkley (L) walks off the first tee with Andy Bean during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 2009 in Birmingham, A

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Former basketball star Charles Barkley (L) walks off the first tee with Andy Bean during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 2009 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Dave Martin/Getty Images)

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Andy Bean helps former basketball star Charles Barkley line up his putt on the fifth green during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 2009 in Bi

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MAY 14: Andy Bean helps former basketball star Charles Barkley line up his putt on the fifth green during the Thursday Pro-AM of the Regions Charity Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge on May 14, 2009 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Dave Martin/Getty Images)

How old is Andy Bean?

He is popular for being a Golfer. He finished second behind Jack Nicklaus at the 1980 PGA Championship, the closest he ever got to a major win. Andy Bean’s age is 68. PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfer who won numerous championships, including 11 PGA Tours.

What was Andy Bean's life like in the 1950s?

The 1950s is often viewed as "baby boom" and a period of conformity, when young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own. The 50s were also the beginning of the Space Race, Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement. Discover what happened on this day.

What is Andy Bean's zodiac sign?

People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.

What does Andy Bean like to do?

Andy Bean likes to fish. He also likes to hunt, wrestle alligators, bite covers off golf balls, drive cars like Burt Reynolds, have a good laugh, collect guns, argue with fools and "wimmen" and play golf like a son of a gun. He's good ol' Andy. His father told him never to hit a hook or trust a Yankee, and his dream is to win the U.S. Open and to outrun the local fuzz in the soft sand of the Florida orange groves. Every so often there is another entry in "The Next Jack Nicklaus Sweepstakes." Well, shucks, Andy Bean is the next Andy Bean. Last year he won $267,000 on the U.S. tour, another $52,000 in a Japanese tournament, and earned enough additional money to have an income of $400,000.

What does the PGA number 3 do?

3 money-winner likes to jackrabbit around the orange groves, wrestle alligators and go fishing with his daddy, who counseled him to hit the ball a mile high

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Overview

Thomas Andrew Bean (born March 13, 1953) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
Bean has won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level. Bean won 11 PGA Tour victories, including the 1986 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, and three wins on the Champions Tour, including a 9-stroke victory at the 2008 Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Early years

Bean was born in LaFayette, Georgia in 1953, and 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.

College career

He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he became a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (Florida Upsilon Chapter) and played for coach Buster Bishop's Florida Gators men's golf team from 1972 to 1975. While he was a Florida student, he won four amateur tournaments. Bean and future fellow PGA Tour players Woody Blackburn, Phil Hancock and Gary Koch were members of the Gators' 1973 team that won the Southeastern Conference (S…

Professional career

Bean turned professional in 1975. He finished inside the top 35 on the money list from 1977 to 1986, a stretch 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. Bean played on the United States Ryder Cup team in 1979 and 1987 and spent several weeks ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 1986 and 1987.

Personal

Bean lives in Lakeland, Florida, where he enjoys hunting and fishing. He and his wife Debbie have three grown daughters: Lauren, Lindsay, and Jordan.

Amateur wins

• 1974 Eastern Amateur, Falstaff Amateur
• 1975 Dixie Amateur, Western Amateur

See also

• Fall 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• List of American Ryder Cup golfers
• List of Florida Gators men's golfers on the PGA Tour

External links

• Andy Bean at the PGA Tour official site
• Andy Bean at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Andy Bean at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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