Markus Brier

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Markus Brier
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Personal information
Born (1968-07-05) 5 July 1968 (age 56)
Vienna, Austria
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Residence Vienna, Austria
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour [1]
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Alps Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking 91 (26 August 2007) [2]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Asian Tour1
Challenge Tour2
European Senior Tour1
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2007
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T12: 2007

Markus Brier (born 5 July 1968) is an Austrian professional golfer. He won twice on the European Tour and in 2008 was his country's second highest ranked player, behind Bernd Wiesberger.

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Career

Brier won the Swiss and German Amateur Opens in the mid-1990s, and turned professional in 1995 at a relatively late age. Nine top ten finishes, including five top threes, on the 1999 Challenge Tour earned him third place on the season ending money list and playing privileges on the European Tour for 2000. He retained his tour card through his final position on the order of merit every year, except for 2002 and 2010 when he regained it through final qualifying school.

Since joining the European Tour, Brier has continued to play in his home event, the Austrian Open, winning it on two occasions during a period when it was a Challenge Tour event. In 2006 the tournament was promoted back onto the main European Tour schedule, now under the sponsored title BA-CA Golf Open. In its first year back, Brier once again took the title, in the process becoming the first Austrian golfer to win a European Tour event. [3] This win helped him to his then best year-end finish on the Order of Merit of 49th.

Brier's second European Tour win came in 2007 at the Volvo China Open and he improved his position on the year end Order of Merit to 32nd. He has also featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

In 2012, Brier failed to regain his card at qualifying school. He failed to do so again in 2016 at age 48. He was the oldest competitor during 2016 Q School. Had he placed high enough, he would have been the oldest player to graduate to the European Tour via Q School.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
111 Jun 2006 BA-CA Golf Open −18 (65-67-66-68=266)3 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Hansen
215 Apr 2007 Volvo China Open 1−10 (72-68-67-67=274)5 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend, Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell,
Flag of South Africa.svg Andrew McLardy

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2007 Telecom Italia Open Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
12 Jun 2002 Austrian Golf Open −21 (67-67-62-71=267)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Gary Birch Jr.
25 Sep 2004 BA-CA Golf Open (2)−23 (65-63-66-67=261)8 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Roope Kakko, Flag of England.svg Lee Slattery

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2008 MAN NÖ Open Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg André Bossert Lost to par on first extra hole

Alps Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
115 Sep 2001 Steigenberger Open−14 (67-66-72=205)Playoff Flag of Austria.svg Ulf Wendling
220 Aug 2005 MAN NÖ Open −6 (71-69-64=204)*1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Valera
314 May 2022 Gösser Open−17 (67-66-66=199)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Clark Dennis, Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Lipold,
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Saracino

*Note: The 2005 MAN NÖ Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
120 Aug 2013Zurich Open−8 (68-68=136)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Javier Colomo

European Senior Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
13 Oct 2021 Farmfoods European Senior Masters −5 (70-66-75=211)2 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2021 Scottish Senior Open Flag of France.svg Thomas Levet Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
The Open Championship CUTT46CUTT12CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Brier never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.

Results in senior major championships

Tournament2018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition NT
Senior PGA Championship CUTNTT40CUTCUT
U.S. Senior Open NTT40T25
Senior Players Championship
Senior British Open Championship T32CUTNTCUTT53CUTT29
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Markus Brier". European Tour. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Week 34 2007 Ending 26 Aug 2007" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Austrian Brier seals home victory". BBC Sport. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  4. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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