Olin Browne

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Olin Browne
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Personal information
Full nameOlin Douglas Browne
Born (1959-05-22) May 22, 1959 (age 65)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Occidental College
Turned professional1984
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking 48 (June 6, 1999) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Korn Ferry Tour4
PGA Tour Champions2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 45th: 2006
PGA Championship T46: 2006
U.S. Open T5: 1997
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year 		2005

Olin Douglas Browne (born May 22, 1959) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and now plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

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Early life and amateur career

Browne was born in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Holderness School in Plymouth, N.H. in 1977. He then went on to Occidental College in 1981.

Professional career

He turned professional in 1984.

Browne lives in Hobe Sound, Florida. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

He has won three times on the PGA Tour. On August 8, 2007, Browne was named one of the assistant captains for the 2008 United States Ryder Cup team. [2]

At the 1998 Masters Tournament, Browne and Scott Simpson both carded a quadruple bogey on the opening hole of the first round - the worst start in the history of the tournament. [3]

Browne qualified for the 2005 U.S. Open at Pinehurst by shooting a final round 59 in the qualifying tournament. He shared the lead the first two days of the Open, dropping into a tie for second going into the final day. He shot a final round 80 to drop to T-23rd. [4]

Browne played in his first Champions Tour event in 2009 at The Principal Charity Classic, where he shared the first round lead but struggled on the weekend. He captured his first Champions Tour victory at the 2011 U.S. Senior Open, making his maiden win on tour a senior major championship. Browne held off the challenge of Mark O'Meara on Sunday to prevail by three strokes and become only the fifth player in professional golf history to win on the Nationwide Tour, the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. [5]

Browne has worked as an analyst for ESPN as on-course reporter during the network's golf telecasts.

He is currently a member of Wolferts Roost Country Club in Albany, New York. Browne has a son, Olin Jr., who is also a professional golfer.

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 5, 1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open −14 (66-66-67-67=266)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink, Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize
2May 23, 1999 MasterCard Colonial −8 (73-67-66-66=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk, Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goydos,
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Herron, Flag of the United States.svg Greg Kraft,
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman
3Sep 5, 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship −14 (68-65-70-67=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jason Bohn

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink, Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize Won with birdie on first extra hole

Nike Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Feb 3, 1991 Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open −9 (69-70-68=207)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Friend, Flag of the United States.svg Ron Streck
2Jul 21, 1991 Ben Hogan Hawkeye Open −14 (67-65-67=199)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Ross, Flag of the United States.svg Ted Tryba
3Mar 7, 1993 Nike Monterrey Open −12 (71-71-67-67=276)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lon Hinkle, Flag of the United States.svg Stan Utley
4Jun 2, 1996 Nike Dominion Open −12 (67-69-73-67=276)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Michael Christie, Flag of the United States.svg Rob McKelvey

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1990 Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Cook Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Nov 18, 2001 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational −17 (66-66-68-71=271)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Todd Barrangen

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12001 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Todd Barrangen Won with birdie on third extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jul 31, 2011 U.S. Senior Open −15 (64-69-65-71=269)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara
2Apr 18, 2015 Greater Gwinnett Championship −12 (68-64=132)*1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer

*Note: The 2015 Greater Gwinnett Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2013 Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn Flag of the United States.svg Michael Allen Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2019 Chubb Classic Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer Jiménez won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUTT52
U.S. Open T47T101T5T43CUT
PGA Championship T53T62T49
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament 45
U.S. Open T24CUTT59T23CUTT45
PGA Championship CUTT46
Tournament201020112012
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
PGA Championship

Note: Browne never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000031
U.S. Open 000113128
The Open Championship 00000000
PGA Championship 00000054
Totals0001132013

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007
The Players Championship CUTCUTCUTT77CUTCUTCUTT66CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2000200120022003200420052006
Match Play R64
Championship NT1T37
Invitational T50

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2011 U.S. Senior Open 2 shot lead−15 (64-69-65-71=269)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara

Senior results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition T44T34T55T53T3T322T27T25T22NTT51T40
Senior PGA Championship T15T13CUTT17T16T55T23T60NTT5538
U.S. Senior Open 10T31T36T47T38T18T12CUTCUTNTCUTCUTT16
Senior Players Championship T34T11T173T39T126T7171T187371T71T44T67
Senior British Open Championship T38T26T23T18T2174T23T45NT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

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  2. ↑ "Azinger names Floyd, Browne, Stockton to Ryder Cup staff". PGA of America. August 8, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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