Clark Dennis

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Clark Dennis
Personal information
Full nameClark Sherwood Dennis
Born (1966-02-14) February 14, 1966 (age 59)
Houston, Texas
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Arkansas
Southern Methodist University
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nike Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
European Senior Tour6
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1995
PGA Championship CUT: 1998
U.S. Open T6: 1994
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
European Senior Tour
Order of Merit winner
2017
European Senior Tour
Rookie of the Year
2017

Clark Sherwood Dennis (born February 14, 1966) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour from 1990 to 2000. He had one win on the Nationwide Tour and a best finish of tied for third place on the PGA Tour. He was tied for sixth in the 1994 U.S. Open. As a senior, Dennis has won several times on the European Senior Tour.

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Amateur career

Dennis played college golf at the University of Arkansas and Southern Methodist University.

Professional career

In 1986, Dennis turned professional. He played on both the PGA Tour (1990–91, 1994–95, 1998–99) and Nationwide Tour (1993, 1996–97, 2000). His best finishes on the PGA Tour were a pair of T-3, at the 1990 Hawaiian Open and at the 1998 Kemper Open. His best finish on the Nationwide Tour was a win at the 1993 Nike Bakersfield Open. His best finish in a major was at the 1994 U.S. Open. [1]

Senior career

Dennis finished in a tie for second place in the 2017 European Senior Tour qualifying school to gain his place on the tour. [2] Dennis played in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open [3] and the 2017 Senior Open Championship. [4] In September 2017 he had his first success on the European Senior Tour, winning the Senior Italian Open. The final round was abandoned because of a waterlogged course. Dennis and Peter Fowler were tied after two rounds and a playoff was arranged on the 18th hole, played as a par three from the fairway. Dennis won at the first playoff hole with a birdie. The following month he won the Dutch Senior Masters, his second win on the tour. He had six other top-5 finishes during the season and won the John Jacobs Trophy as the leader of the Order of Merit. [5]

In June 2018 he retained the Senior Italian Open. Rafael Gómez led by two strokes with one hole to play but bogeyed the final hole while Dennis made a birdie. Dennis then won at the first playoff hole after Gómez made another bogey. He had his second win of the season in December at the MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius where he was 23-under-par for the three rounds, winning by eight strokes.

Awards and honors

Professional wins (9)

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Oct 10, 1993 Nike Bakersfield Open −14 (64-69-69=202)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk, Flag of the United States.svg Sonny Skinner

Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1993 Nike Bakersfield Open Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk, Flag of the United States.svg Sonny Skinner Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

European Senior Tour wins (6)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Sep 10, 2017 Senior Italian Open −7 (67-70=137)*Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler
2Oct 8, 2017 Dutch Senior Masters −2 (69-72-70=211)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Paul Eales, Flag of England.svg Carl Mason,
Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Oldcorn
3Jun 17, 2018 Senior Italian Open (2)−13 (67-67-69=203)Playoff Flag of Argentina.svg Rafael Gómez
4Dec 9, 2018 MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius)−23 (63-66-64=193)8 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Persson Atlevi
5Jul 21, 2019 WINSTONgolf Senior Open −15 (70-68-63=201)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal
6Jun 9, 2024 Costa Navarino Legends Tour Trophy −17 (66-66-66=198)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend

*Note: The 2017 Senior Italian Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

European Senior Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2017 Senior Italian Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2018 Sharjah Senior Golf Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler, Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant Wiratchant won with par on fourth extra hole
Fowler eliminated by par on first hole
32018 Senior Italian Open Flag of Argentina.svg Rafael Gómez Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTT43T6CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUT

Note: Dennis never played The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order

Tournament201720182019202020212022202320242025
The Tradition NT
Senior PGA Championship 73NTCUTCUTT59CUTCUT
Senior Players Championship T14
U.S. Senior Open CUTCUTT38NTCUTT55T38CUT
The Senior Open Championship T31T32T46NTT16T27T33T25T22
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

  1. Bamberger, Michael (June 25, 2001). "Fresh Start: Clark Dennis nearly won the '94 Open. He was a different man at this one". Sports Illustrated . Vol. 94, no. 26. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  2. "McGovern wins Q-School by six; dedicates victory to inspirational uncle". Irish Golf Desk. February 2, 2017.
  3. "U.S. Senior Open: Full Leader Board". USGA. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  4. "Senior Open Championship Presented by Rolex: Entry List". European Senior Tour. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. "Clark Dennis awarded the John Jacobs Trophy". European Senior Tour. December 10, 2017.