George Burns
Best day
1981 U.S. Open
Runner-up to David Graham.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1981.
Career line, 1975–1981
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- Runner-up
- Top 10
George Burns was born on July 29, 1949, in USA. Burns' best major finish was second, at the 1981 U.S. Open.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1975 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T10 · 284 (-4)
- 1976 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T10 · 289 (+1)
- 1977 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T5 · 281 (+1)
- 1981 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to David Graham
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.