Brian Davis (golfer)

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Brian Davis
Brian Davis at 2010 PGA Championship.jpg
Davis at the 2010 PGA Championship
Personal information
Full nameBrian Lester Davis
Born (1974-08-02) 2 August 1974 (age 50)
London, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Winter Garden, Florida, U.S.
Children3
Career
Turned professional1994
Former tour(s) European Tour
Web.com Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking 45 (14 March 2004) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2004
PGA Championship T13: 2004
U.S. Open T61: 2003
The Open Championship T6: 2003

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

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Career

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 España. 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 be medalist at 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

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
11 May 2000 Peugeot Open de España −14 (71-68-66-69=274)3 strokes Flag of Austria.svg Markus Brier
215 Feb 2004 ANZ Championship 144 pts (7-8-12-17=44)1 point Flag of England.svg Paul Casey

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2005 Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn, Flag of England.svg David Howell Bjørn won with par on second extra hole
Davis eliminated by par on first hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 Verizon Heritage Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTT68
PGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T61CUT
The Open Championship CUTT6CUTCUTT53
PGA Championship CUTT13CUTCUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship T39T19CUT
Tournament2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000010
PGA Championship 00000273
U.S. Open 00000041
The Open Championship 00001193
Totals000013217

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
The Players Championship CUTT20CUTCUTT5CUTT26T25T72T11CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20032004
Match Play R64
Championship T35
Invitational
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 11 2004 Ending 14 Mar 2004" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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