Two minutes with ... Andy Bean

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Andy Bean recorded five runner-up finishes on the Champions Tour in 2009.

Want the inside scoop on your favorite Champions Tour players? It only takes two minutes. Champions Tour media official Dave Senko sat down with several players for quick question-and-answer sessions that will appear on PGATOUR.COM this month. Here's Senko's session with Andy Bean, who finished 14th in Charles Schwab Cup points and seventh on the money list in 2009:

Tidbits on Bean

Lived in Jekyll Island, Ga., as a child where his father was associated with a golf course. His family moved to Lakeland, Fla., when he was 15 and his father bought a golf course there. Dream would be to fly a jet and land it on a carrier. Lists Doral, Butler National and Pebble Beach as his favorite golf courses. Favorite athletes are Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Enjoys listening to Toby Keith and Garth Brooks. Favorite TV show is "Miami Vice" reruns. Enjoys Clint Eastwood movies. Favorite books are Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. Is an avid follower of sports at the University of Florida, his alma mater.

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DS: Favorite TV shows?
AB: Discovery Channel, NCIS

DS: Outside of Golf, what sports do you enjoy watching on TV?
AB: Football and college basketball

DS: Do you own an iPod?
AB: Don't own one

DS: Favorite team and athlete as a kid?
AB: Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers. My favorite athlete was Bart Starr.

DS: Bookmarks ... What sites do you look at every day on your computer?
AB: Turn on my computer maybe once a week!

DS: First job you had?
AB: Mowing yards

DS: When I'm on Tour, I never miss these restaurants ...
AB: Outback Steakhouse

DS: One talent I'd most love to have ...
AB: Musical talent

DS: Favorite athlete in another sport?
AB: Roger Federer

DS: Favorite movies?
AB: Dances with Wolves, The Old Man and the Sea with Spencer Tracy

DS: Courses I've never played that I'd love to play ...
AB: Pine Valley (N.J.) and Old Head (Ireland)

DS: My most memorable vacation was going to ...
AB: Yellowstone National Park with my family

DS: I currently drive ...
AB: Ford Expedition EL

DS: I'd most like to sit down for a discussion with ...
AB: Lewis and Clark to discuss the unspoiled U.S.

DS: The first concert I attended as a kid was ...
AB: The Temptations

DS: Do you have a favorite charity you support?
AB: The First Tee and Wounded Warriors

DS: Does your cell phone have a special ringtone?
AB: I just want it to work!

DS: If I'm not playing golf, I enjoy ...
AB: Spending time with my family; fishing or hunting