Bert Greene (golfer)

Bert Greene
Bert Greene
Personal information
Born	February 11, 1944 (age 77); 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)^[1] is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

Greene was born in Gray, Georgia.^[1]^[2] 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.

Greene turned professional in 1966.^[1] He played on the PGA Tour from 1967 to 1975.^[3] 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.^[3] 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.^[3] His best finish in a major was a third-place finish at the 1969 PGA Championship.^[4]

At a golf tournament in 1972, Greene was shot in the foot when a gun in his golf bag accidentally discharged.^[5]

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	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973
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 play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c 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
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b "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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[who-1] Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 76. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.

[2] Bert Greene - The Rise and Fall of a Middle Georgia Golfer

[enc-3] 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.

[gmc-4] "Bert Greene". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

[5] Bert, Schroeder Fully Recovered

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