Brian Davis (golfer)

Brian Davis
Personal information
Full name	Brian Lester Davis
Born	2 August 1974 (1974-08-02) London, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	England
Residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	1994
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Other	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2004
U.S. Open	T61: 2003
The Open Championship	T6: 2003
PGA Championship	T13: 2004

Brian Lester Davis (born 2 August 1974) is an English professional golfer.

Davis was born in London. He turned professional in 1994 and became a member of the European Tour in 1997. He performed steadily for his first six seasons on the Tour, and won the 2000 Peugeot Open de Espana. In 2003, despite not winning a tournament, he had his best season by far to that time, finishing ninth on the European Tour Order of Merit. The highlights of his season included finishing in a tie for sixth at The Open Championship, and placing third in the European Tour's tour championship, the Volvo Masters, as well as two second places in lower profile events and playing on the winning Great Britain and Ireland team in the Seve Trophy. His second European Tour win came in 2004 at the ANZ Championship and later that year he became the first Englishman to win the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. In 2005 he played on both the U.S. based PGA Tour and the European Tour and in 2006 he concentrated more on the PGA Tour, making only a handful of appearances in Europe. Davis had two solid seasons on the PGA Tour in 2007 and 2008 where he finished inside the top 100 on the money list both times, including a runner-up at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.

2009 was a very consistent season for Davis. The season included 5th place finishes at The Players Championship and the Valero Texas Open, followed by a third straight top 5 finish at the HP Byron Nelson Championship where he matched his best finish on the PGA Tour when he was runner-up behind Rory Sabbatini. He finished the season 43rd on the money list.

In April 2010 Davis called a two-stroke penalty on himself on the first play-off hole on Sunday to hand Jim Furyk a victory at the Verizon Heritage. Davis later received much praise for his decision which cost him a potential first PGA Tour victory. Davis finished second again later in 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, three shots behind Zach Johnson.

Davis has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Amateur wins (1)

• 1992 Peter McEvoy Trophy

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	1 May 2000	Peugeot Open de España	-14 (71-68-66-69=274)	3 strokes	Markus Brier
2	15 Feb 2004	ANZ Championship	44 pts (7-8-12-17=44)	1 point	Paul Casey

Other wins

• 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	1999
The Masters	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T68
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T61	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	T6	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T13	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011
The Masters	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	T39	T19

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 (winners)

Professional

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing England): 2000
• World Cup (representing England): 2000
• Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2003 (winners)

See also

• 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• Brian Davis at the European Tour official site
• Brian Davis at the PGA Tour official site
• Brian Davis at the Official World Golf Ranking official site