Dan Brown (golfer)

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Dan Brown
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Brown
Born (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 29)
Northallerton, England
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other2

Daniel Brown (born 11 October 1994) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He claimed his first win as a professional at the 2023 ISPS Handa World Invitational.

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Professional career

After reaching the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School in 2017, Brown played a limited schedule on the Challenge Tour in 2018 but made only two cuts in 13 events. From 2019 to 2021, Brown played on the PGA EuroPro Tour. In 2021, he tied for second in the season-ending event and finished fourth in the Order of Merit, earning a return to the Challenge Tour. [1] He finished 30th in the 2022 Challenge Tour rankings, highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Hopps Open de Provence in October. [2] In November, Brown finished third at the European Tour Qualifying School to claim a European Tour card for the 2023 season. [3]

In August 2023, Brown claimed his first win on the European Tour at the ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Ireland. He won wire-to-wire, five shots ahead of Alex Fitzpatrick. [4]

Amateur wins

Source: [6]

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
120 Aug 2023 ISPS Handa World Invitational −15 (64-66-67-69=266)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Alex Fitzpatrick

Evolve Pro Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
19 Feb 2018Lo Romero−13 (68-64-71=203)6 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Jacobsson, Flag of Ireland.svg Brendan McCarroll
221 Feb 2018La Serena Open−12 (70-68-66=204)2 strokes Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Tage Johansen, Flag of Ireland.svg Brendan McCarroll,
Flag of England.svg Liam Murray

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References

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  2. "Winner's circle return for super Sjöholm". European Tour. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. Hall, Jamie (16 November 2022). "Every player to qualify from DP World Tour Q-school". Bunkered. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. Kelly, Paul (21 August 2023). "Maiden win hasn't sunk in yet says Brown after ISPS Handa success at Galgorm". The Irish News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. Stratford, Chris (18 July 2015). "Yorkshire's Walker Cup hopeful Daniel Brown wins Dutch Junior Open". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. "Daniel Brown". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 21 August 2023.