Brian Watts

Brian Peter Watts (born March 18 1966) is an American professional golfer.

Watts was born in Montreal, Canada to European parents, but is now a U.S. citizen who lives in Oklahoma. [ [http://www.golftoday.co.uk/tours/tours99/open/preview17.html Second best not so bad for Brian Watts] , "Golf Today"] He played collegiately at Oklahoma State and won the NCAA Division I Championship in 1987.Bob Harig, [http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/britishopen08/columns/story?columnist=harig_bob&id=3481818 "Injuries derailed Watts after losing '98 British Open playoff"] , ESPN.com, July 11, 2008]

Watts turned professional in 1988. He played mainly on the Japan Golf Tour in the 1990s, where he had 12 victories. However he is best known for his performance at The Open at Royal Birkdale in 1998, where he lost in the play-off to Mark O'Meara. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/golf/135592.stm O'Meara wins Open thriller] , "BBC News", July 19 1998] This performance helped earn Watts a PGA Tour card and by the end of the year he reached the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

After a number of poor seasons, Watts has played little competitive golf since 2005 while rehabilitating from hip, knee, and back injuries.

Amateur wins

"this list may be incomplete"
*1986 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
*1987 NCAA Division I Championship

Japan Golf Tour wins (12)

*1994 (5) Descente Classic, Mizuno Open, Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta, Bridgestone Open, Philip Morris Championship
*1995 (2) Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open, Mizuno Open
*1996 (1) Fujisankei Classic
*1997 (2) Mizuno Open, Philip Morris Championship
*1998 (2) Yomiuri Open, Casio World Open

Other wins

"this list may be incomplete"
*1993 Hong Kong Open

Results in major championships

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- bgcolor="#eeeeee"!align="left"|Tournament!1990!1991!1992!1993!1994!1995!1996!1997!1998!1999!2000
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The Masters
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|T31
align="center"|CUT
-
U.S. Open
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|T23
align="center"|DNP
-
The Open Championship
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|CUT
align="center"|T55
align="center"|T40
align="center"|CUT
align="center"|CUT
align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2
align="center"|T24
align="center"|DNP
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PGA Championship
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|DNP
align="center"|CUT
align="center"|T47
align="center"|CUT
align="center"|T56
align="center"|T41
align="center"|T51

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

ee also

*Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins

References

External links

* [http://www.jgto.org/jgto/WG05020200Profile.do?playerCd=10298 Profile on the Japan Golf Tour's official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/22/57/ Results and stats on the PGA Tour's official site]