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Olin Browne 
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 StatesCareer 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 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 Year2005 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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Professional wins (8)
PGA Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner(s)-up 1 Jul 5, 1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open -22 (66-66-67-67=266) Playoff Stewart Cink, Larry Mize2 May 23, 1999 MasterCard Colonial -16 (73-67-66-66=272) 1 stroke Fred Funk, Paul Goydos
Tim Herron, Greg Kraft,
Jeff Sluman3 Sep 5, 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship -14 (68-65-70-67=270) 1 stroke Jason BohnPGA Tour playoff record (1-0)
No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open Stewart Cink, Larry MizeWon with birdie on first extra hole Nationwide Tour wins (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runners-up 1 Feb 3, 1991 Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open -9 (69-70-68=207) 4 strokes Bob Friend, Ron Streck2 Jul 21, 1991 Ben Hogan Hawkeye Open -14 (67-65-67=199) 2 strokes John Ross, Ted Tryba3 Mar 7, 1993 NIKE Monterrey Open -12 (71-71-67-67=276) 1 stroke Lon Hinkle, Stan Utley4 Jun 2, 1996 NIKE Dominion Open -12 (67-69-73-67=276) 1 stroke Michael Christie, Rob McKelveyChampions Tour wins (1)
Legend Champions Tour major championships (1) Other Champions Tour (0) No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up 1 Jul 31, 2011 U.S. Senior Open -15 (64–69–65–71=269) 3 strokes Mark O'MearaOther wins (1)
this list may be incomplete
Results in major championships
Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 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 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.Senior major championships
Wins (1)
Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up 2011 U.S. Senior Open 2 shot lead -15 (64–69–65–71=269) 3 strokes Mark O'MearaSenior results timeline
Results are not in chronological order before 2011.
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 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.See also
- List of golfers with most Nationwide Tour wins
- 1991 Ben Hogan Tour graduates
- 1993 Nike Tour graduates
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.
External links
- Olin Browne at the PGA Tour official site
U.S. Senior Open champions 1980 Roberto De Vicenzo • 1981 Arnold Palmer† • 1982 Miller Barber • 1983 Billy Casper† • 1984 Miller Barber • 1985 Miller Barber • 1986 Dale Douglass • 1987 Gary Player • 1988 Gary Player† • 1989 Orville Moody • 1990 Lee Trevino • 1991 Jack Nicklaus† • 1992 Larry Laoretti • 1993 Jack Nicklaus • 1994 Simon Hobday • 1995 Tom Weiskopf • 1996 Dave Stockton • 1997 Graham Marsh • 1998 Hale Irwin • 1999 Dave Eichelberger • 2000 Hale Irwin • 2001 Bruce Fleisher • 2002 Don Pooley† • 2003 Bruce Lietzke • 2004 Peter Jacobsen • 2005 Allen Doyle • 2006 Allen Doyle • 2007 Brad Bryant • 2008 Eduardo Romero • 2009 Fred Funk • 2010 Bernhard Langer • 2011 Olin Browne
† indicates the event was won in a playoff Categories:- American golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Winners of senior major golf championships
- Golfers from Washington, D.C.
- Occidental College alumni
- St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) alumni
- 1959 births
- Living people
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