- Mark Brooks (golfer)
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Mark Brooks Personal information Full name Mark David Brooks Born March 25, 1961
Fort Worth, TexasHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) Nationality 
United StatesCareer College University of Texas Turned professional 1983 Current tour(s) Champions Tour (joined 2011) Former tour(s) PGA Tour Professional wins 10 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 7 Other 3 Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)Masters Tournament T24: 2002 U.S. Open 2nd: 2001 The Open Championship T3: 1995 PGA Championship Won: 1996 Mark David Brooks (born March 25, 1961) is an American professional golfer.
Brooks was born in Fort Worth, Texas.[1] He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a three-time All-American as a member of the golf team.[2] He turned professional in 1983.[1]
Brooks has seven wins on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1996 PGA Championship. He was a member of the U.S. Presidents Cup team in 1996.[3]
During his thirties, Brooks began a second career in golf course design, and was a partner in the firm of Knott-Linn-Brooks House based in Palo Alto, California. His first major project, the Southern Oaks Golf Club outside Fort Worth, opened in 1999 and was highly acclaimed. In his late forties, he began splitting his playing time between the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.[3] He lives in Fort Worth.[2]
After his 50th birthday in 2011, Brooks joined the Champions Tour. He came close to his first victory in June at the Principal Charity Classic, but bogeys on his final two holes allowed Bob Gilder to win by one shot. The solo 2nd place finish was Brooks' best on any tour since his runner-up finish to Retief Goosen at the 2001 U.S. Open.
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Amateur wins (2)
this list may be incomplete
- 1979 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- 1981 Southern Amateur
Professional wins (10)
PGA Tour wins (7)
Legend Major championships (1) Other PGA Tour (6) No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner(s)-up 1 Jul 24, 1988 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open -15 (66-65-69-69=269) Playoff 
Dave Barr, Joey Sindelar2 Apr 28, 1991 KMart Greater Greensboro Open -13 (71-70-70-64=275) Playoff Gene Sauers3 Sep 1, 1991 Greater Milwaukee Open -18 (63-67-70-70=270) 1 stroke Robert Gamez4 Jun 5, 1994 Kemper Open -13 (67-68-69-69=271) 3 strokes Bobby Wadkins, D. A. Weibring5 Jan 21 1996 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic -23 (66-68-69-67-67=337) 1 stroke John Huston6 May 5, 1996 Shell Houston Open -14 (66-68-70-70=274) Playoff Jeff Maggert7 Aug 11, 1996 PGA Championship -11 (68-70-69-70=277) Playoff Kenny PerryPGA Tour playoff record (4-3)
No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 1988 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Dave Barr, Joey SindelarWon with birdie on second extra hole
Sindelar eliminated with par on first hole2 1988 Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic Tom PurtzerLost to par on first extra hole 3 1991 KMart Greater Greensboro Open Gene SauersWon with par on third extra hole 4 1993 Buick Southern Open Billy Andrade, Brad Bryant,
Bob Estes, John InmanInman won with birdie on second extra hole
Andrade, Bryant, and Brooks eliminated with birdie on first hole5 1996 Shell Houston Open Jeff MaggertWon with birdie on first extra hole 6 1996 PGA Championship Kenny PerryWon with birdie on first extra hole 7 2001 U.S. Open 
Retief GoosenLost 18-hole playoff (Goosen:70, Brooks:72) Other wins (3)
this list may be incomplete
- 1993 Pebble Beach Invitational
- 2002 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
- 2009 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner-up 1996 PGA Championship 2 shot deficit -11 (68-70-69-70=277) Playoff1 Kenny Perry1Defeated Kenny Perry with a birdie on the first extra hole.
Results timeline
Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT U.S. Open CUT DNP CUT CUT CUT DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 The Masters DNP T35 CUT CUT DNP CUT CUT CUT CUT T38 U.S. Open T5 T19 T44 T46 CUT DNP T16 CUT 57 CUT The Open Championship DNP T80 T55 DNP T20 T3 T5 CUT T66 T62 PGA Championship T26 CUT T15 CUT CUT T31 1 CUT T56 T16 Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 The Masters T40 T31 T24 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT 2 CUT DNP CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT Tournament 2010 2011 The Masters DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP PGA Championship CUT CUT DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10Team appearances
Professional
- Presidents Cup: 1996 (winners)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/11/32/. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ a b "Mark Brooks profile". Callaway Golf. http://www.callawaygolf.com/Global/en-US/TheTour/StaffPros/MarkBrooks.html. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/s/?/00/11/32/media. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
External links
- Mark Brooks at the PGA Tour official site
United States Presidents Cup team – 1996 Mark Brooks • Fred Couples • David Duval • Scott Hoch • Tom Lehman • Justin Leonard • Davis Love III • Mark O'Meara • Phil Mickelson • Corey Pavin • Kenny Perry • Steve Stricker
Arnold Palmer (non-playing captain)
Won: 16.5 – 15.5
Categories:- American golfers
- Texas Longhorns men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Winners of men's major golf championships
- Golfers from Texas
- Golf course architects
- People from Fort Worth, Texas
- 1961 births
- Living people
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