Mark Brooks (golfer)

Mark Brooks
Personal information
Full name Mark David Brooks
Born (1961-03-25) March 25, 1961
Fort Worth, Texas
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Fort Worth, Texas
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional 1983
Current tour(s) Champions Tour (joined 2011)
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 7
Other 3
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T24: 2002
U.S. Open 2nd: 2001
The Open Championship T3: 1995
PGA Championship Won: 1996

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

Brooks was born in Fort Worth, Texas.[1] He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a three-time All-American as a member of the golf team.[2] He turned professional in 1983.[1]

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.[2]

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, the Southern Oaks Golf Club outside Fort Worth, opened in 1999 and was highly acclaimed. In his late forties, he began splitting his playing time between the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.[2] He lives in Fort Worth.[1]

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.

Amateur wins (3)

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (7)

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

PGA Tour playoff record (4–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1988 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Canada Dave Barr, United States Joey Sindelar Won with birdie on second extra hole
Sindelar eliminated with par on first hole
2 1988 Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic United States Tom Purtzer Lost to par on first extra hole
3 1991 KMart Greater Greensboro Open United States Gene Sauers Won with par on third extra hole
4 1993 Buick Southern Open United States Billy Andrade, United States Brad Bryant,
United States Bob Estes, United States John Inman		 Inman won with birdie on second extra hole
Andrade, Bryant, and Brooks eliminated with birdie on first hole
5 1996 Shell Houston Open United States Jeff Maggert Won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1996 PGA Championship United States Kenny Perry Won with birdie on first extra hole
7 2001 U.S. Open South Africa Retief Goosen Lost 18-hole playoff (Goosen:70, Brooks:72)

Other wins (3)

this list may be incomplete

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1996PGA Championship2 shot deficit−11 (68-70-69-70=277)Playoff1United States Kenny Perry

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

Results timeline

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament T35 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T38
U.S. Open T5 T19 T44 T46 CUT T16 CUT 57 CUT
The Open Championship T80 T55 T20 T3 T5 CUT T66 T62
PGA Championship T26 CUT T15 CUT CUT T31 1 CUT T56 T16
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament T40 T31 T24
U.S. Open CUT 2 CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
  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 Tournament000001125
U.S. Open010224187
The Open Championship001223107
PGA Championship100113276
Totals11155116725
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1990 U.S. Open – 1991 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1996 Open Championship – 1996 PGA)

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "PGA Tour Profile – Mark Brooks". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "PGA Tour Media Guide – Mark Brooks". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
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