Bill Britton

William Timothy Britton (born November 13, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for fifteen years during the 1980s and 1990s.

Bill Britton
Personal information
Full name	William Timothy Britton
Born	(1955-11-13) November 13, 1955 Staten Island, New York
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	140 lb (64 kg; 10 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Rumson, New Jersey[1]
Career
College	Miami Dade North University of Florida
Turned professional	1979
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	5
Highest ranking	97 (August 4, 1991)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Other	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T7: 1990
PGA Championship	4th: 1990
U.S. Open	T60: 1984
The Open Championship	CUT: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995

Britton was born and raised on Staten Island, New York, and attended Monsignor Farrell High School.[3] He played college golf at Miami Dade College, and in 1975 he won the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship. He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Buster Bishop's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition in 1976 and 1977.[4] Britton graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in health and human performance in 1979. He was mentored by Jim Albus, a club professional and six-time winner on the Champions Tour.

Britton is a two-time winner of the Metropolitan Amateur, and was the two-time defending champion when the tournament was held at Century Country Club in Purchase, New York, in 1977. He advanced to the quarterfinals at Century, and played Lou Mattiace, the father of future PGA Tour player Len Mattiace. In a memorable match, Mattiace dethroned the Staten Island native on the 18th green, 1-up.

Britton then turned professional in 1979 and joined the PGA Tour in 1980.[5]

During his 15 years on the Tour, Britton won once and had 23 top-10 finishes. His best finishes in majors came in 1990: T-7 at The Masters and 4th in the PGA Championship.[5][6]

After his years as a touring pro were over, Britton became a teaching pro and author in New Jersey. He has published articles for The Met Golfer, New Jersey Golfer and Sports Illustrated. He has been named one of the "Top Ten Teachers" in New Jersey by Golf Digest. He was New Jersey Section PGA's Player of the Year in 2002, and Senior Player of the Year in 2006.[5] He has played in a limited number of PGA Tour Champions events, playing his last event in 2017. Britton has been inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame. He currently serves as the head men's golf coach for Monmouth University.