Olin Browne
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Olin Douglas Browne |
| Born | May 22, 1959 Washington, D.C. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Occidental College |
| Turned professional | 1984 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Nationwide Tour | 4 |
| Champions Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | 45th: 2006 |
| U.S. Open | T5: 1997 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T46: 2006 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year |
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Olin Douglas Browne (born May 22, 1959) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour as well as the Champions Tour.
Browne was born in Washington, D.C. He graduated from St. Albans School in 1977. He then went on to Occidental College in 1981. He turned professional in 1984. He lives in Hobe Sound, Florida. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Browne won three times on the PGA Tour. On August 8, 2007, Browne was named one of the assistant captains for the 2008 United States Ryder Cup team.[1]
At the 1998 Masters Tournament, Browne and Scott Simpson both carded a quadruple bogey on the opening hole of the first round - the worst start in the history of the tournament.[2]
Browne played in his first Champions Tour event in 2009 at The Principal Charity Classic, where he shared the first round lead but struggled on the weekend. He captured his first Champions Tour victory at the 2011 U.S. Senior Open, making his maiden win on tour a senior major championship. Browne held off the challenge of Mark O'Meara on Sunday to prevail by three strokes and become only the fifth player in professional golf history to win on the Nationwide Tour, the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.[3]
He is currently a member of Wolferts Roost Country Club in Albany, New York.
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[edit] Professional wins (8)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | Jul 5, 1998 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | -22 (66-66-67-67=266) | Playoff | Stewart Cink, Larry Mize |
| 2 | May 23, 1999 | MasterCard Colonial | -16 (73-67-66-66=272) | 1 stroke | Fred Funk, Paul Goydos Tim Herron, Greg Kraft, Jeff Sluman |
| 3 | Sep 5, 2005 | Deutsche Bank Championship | -14 (68-65-70-67=270) | 1 stroke | Jason Bohn |
PGA Tour playoff record (1-0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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| 1 | 1998 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Stewart Cink, Larry Mize |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runners-up |
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| 1 | Feb 3, 1991 | Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open | -9 (69-70-68=207) | 4 strokes | Bob Friend, Ron Streck |
| 2 | Jul 21, 1991 | Ben Hogan Hawkeye Open | -14 (67-65-67=199) | 2 strokes | John Ross, Ted Tryba |
| 3 | Mar 7, 1993 | NIKE Monterrey Open | -12 (71-71-67-67=276) | 1 stroke | Lon Hinkle, Stan Utley |
| 4 | Jun 2, 1996 | NIKE Dominion Open | -12 (67-69-73-67=276) | 1 stroke | Michael Christie, Rob McKelvey |
[edit] Champions Tour wins (1)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
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| 1 | Jul 31, 2011 | U.S. Senior Open | -15 (64–69–65–71=269) | 3 strokes | Mark O'Meara |
[edit] Other wins (1)
this list may be incomplete
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T52 |
| U.S. Open | T47 | DNP | T101 | T5 | T43 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T53 | T62 | T49 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 45 | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | T24 | CUT | T59 | DNP | T23 | CUT | T45 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T46 | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] Senior major championships
[edit] Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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| 2011 | U.S. Senior Open | 2 shot lead | -15 (64–69–65–71=269) | 3 strokes | Mark O'Meara |
[edit] Senior results timeline
Results are not in chronological order before 2011.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| The Tradition | T44 | T34 | T55 |
| Senior PGA Championship | DNP | T15 | T13 |
| Senior British Open Championship | T38 | T26 | T23 |
| U.S. Senior Open | 10 | T3 | 1 |
| Senior Players Championship | T34 | T11 | T17 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for a win. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] See also
- List of golfers with most Nationwide Tour wins
- 1991 Ben Hogan Tour graduates
- 1993 Nike Tour graduates
[edit] References
- ^ The 2007 PGA Championship - News
- ^ Zullo, Allan, "Astonishing but True Golf Facts", Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001.
- ^ "Browne wins his maiden senior major". Sky Sports. July 31, 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12176_7075720,00.html. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Olin Browne at the PGA Tour official site
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