Mark Brooks (golfer)

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Mark Brooks
Personal information
Full nameMark David Brooks
Born (1961-03-25) March 25, 1961 (age 63)
Fort Worth, Texas
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
ResidenceFort Worth, Texas
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional1983
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking 18 (November 17, 1996) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour7
European Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T24: 2002
PGA Championship Won: 1996
U.S. Open 2nd: 2001
The Open Championship T3: 1995

Mark David Brooks (born March 25, 1961) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

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Brooks was born in Fort Worth, Texas. [2] He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a three-time All-American as a member of the golf team. [3] He turned professional in 1983. [2]

Brooks has seven wins on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1996 PGA Championship. He was a member of the U.S. Presidents Cup team in 1996. [3]

During his thirties, Brooks began a second career in golf course design, and was a partner in the firm of Knott-Linn-Brooks House based in Palo Alto, California. His first major project, Southern Oaks Golf Club outside Fort Worth, opened in 1999.

After his 50th birthday in 2011, Brooks joined the Champions Tour. He came close to his first victory in June at the Principal Charity Classic, but bogeys on his final two holes allowed Bob Gilder to win by one shot. The solo 2nd-place finish was Brooks' best on any tour since his runner-up finish to Retief Goosen at the 2001 U.S. Open. In August 2014, Brooks again finished in solo second on the Champions Tour, after losing a sudden death playoff to Scott Dunlap at the Boeing Classic.

In 2015 Brooks was hired by Fox Sports as an-course analyst for the network's U.S. Open coverage.

Brooks has the record for most starts on the PGA Tour with 803. [4]

Amateur wins (3)

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (7)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 24, 1988 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open −15 (66-65-69-69=269)Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Barr, Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar
2Apr 28, 1991 KMart Greater Greensboro Open −13 (71-70-70-64=275)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers
3Sep 1, 1991 Greater Milwaukee Open −18 (63-67-70-70=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gamez
4Jun 5, 1994 Kemper Open −13 (65-68-69-69=271)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wadkins, Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring
5Jan 21 1996 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic −23 (66-68-69-67-67=337)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Huston
6May 5, 1996 Shell Houston Open −14 (66-68-70-70=274)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert
7Aug 11, 1996 PGA Championship −11 (68-70-69-70=277)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry

PGA Tour playoff record (4–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1988 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Barr, Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar Won with birdie on second extra hole
Sindelar eliminated by par on first hole
21988 Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer Lost to par on first extra hole
3 1991 KMart Greater Greensboro Open Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers Won with par on third extra hole
4 1993 Buick Southern Open Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade, Flag of the United States.svg Brad Bryant,
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes, Flag of the United States.svg John Inman 		Inman won with birdie on second extra hole
Andrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole
5 1996 Shell Houston Open Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert Won with birdie on first extra hole
61996 PGA Championship Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry Won with birdie on first extra hole
7 2001 U.S. Open Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen Lost 18-hole playoff;
Goosen: E (70),
Brooks: +2 (72)

Other wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jan 3, 1993 Pebble Beach Invitational −8 (68-68-72=208)*5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob May
2Nov 24, 2002 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational (2)−16 (70-65-68-69=272)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gove
3Nov 22, 2009 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational (3)−12 (69-71-69-67=276)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler, Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Points

*Note: The 1993 Pebble Beach Invitational was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Playoff record

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 Boeing Classic Flag of the United States.svg Scott Dunlap Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1996 PGA Championship 2 shot deficit−11 (68-70-69-70=277)Playoff1 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry

1Defeated Kenny Perry with a birdie on the first extra hole.

Results timeline

Tournament198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUTCUT
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T35CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTT38
U.S. Open T5T19T44T46CUTT16CUT57CUT
The Open Championship T80T55T20T3T5CUTT66T62
PGA Championship T26CUTT15CUTCUTT311CUTT56T16
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament T40T31T24
U.S. Open CUT2CUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 000001125
U.S. Open 010224187
The Open Championship 001223107
PGA Championship 100113276
Totals11155116725

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006
The Players Championship CUTCUTT63CUTT36CUTT9CUTCUTCUTCUTT7CUTT10T57T65T57T62CUTCUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Professional

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 46 1996 Ending 17 Nov 1996" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "PGA Tour Profile – Mark Brooks". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "PGA Tour Media Guide – Mark Brooks". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ Myers, Alex (November 21, 2019). "Davis Love III takes another step toward a PGA Tour record he isn't sure he can break anymore". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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