Olin Browne

Olin Browne
Olin Browne
Personal information
Full name	Olin Douglas Browne
Born	May 22, 1959; Washington, D.C.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Occidental College
Turned professional	1984
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Web.com Tour	4
PGA Tour Champions	2
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	45th: 2006
U.S. Open	T5: 1997
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T46: 2006
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.

Browne was born in Washington, D.C. He graduated from St. Albans School in 1977. He then went on to Occidental College in 1981. He turned professional in 1984. He lives in Hobe Sound, Florida. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Browne 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

In 2011 and 2012, Browne worked for ESPN as on-course reporter during the network's golf telecasts. However, he was replaced by Dottie Pepper in 2013.

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 5, 1998	Canon Greater Hartford Open	−22 (66-66-67-67=266)	Playoff	Stewart Cink, Larry Mize
2	May 23, 1999	MasterCard Colonial	−16 (73-67-66-66=272)	1 stroke	Fred Funk, Paul Goydos Tim Herron, Greg Kraft, Jeff Sluman
3	Sep 5, 2005	Deutsche Bank Championship	−14 (68-65-70-67=270)	1 stroke	Jason Bohn

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1998	Canon Greater Hartford Open	Stewart Cink, Larry Mize	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Nike Tour wins (4)

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

Champions Tour wins (2)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 31, 2011	U.S. Senior Open	−15 (64-69-65-71=269)	3 strokes	Mark O'Meara
2	Apr 18, 2015	Greater Gwinnett Championship	−12 (68-64=132)*	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer

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

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2013	Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn	Michael Allen	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

this list may be incomplete

2001 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational

Results in major championships

Tournament	1994	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament				CUT	T52
U.S. Open	T47	T101	T5	T43	CUT
PGA Championship			T53	T62	T49

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2005	2006	2007
Masters Tournament					45
U.S. Open	T24	CUT	T59	T23	CUT	T45
PGA Championship	CUT				T46

Tournament	2010	2011	2012
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

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	3	1
U.S. Open	1	1	3	12	8
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	0	0	5	4
Totals	1	1	3	20	13

Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1994 U.S. Open – 1997 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2011	U.S. Senior Open	2 shot lead	−15 (64-69-65-71=269)	3 strokes	Mark O'Meara

Senior results timeline

Results are not in chronological order before 2017.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
The Tradition	T44	T34	T55	T53	T3	T32	2	T27	T25
Senior PGA Championship		T15	T13	CUT		T17	T16	T55	T23
U.S. Senior Open	10	T3	1	T36	T47	T38	T18	T12	CUT
Senior Players Championship	T34	T11	T17	3	T39	T12	6	T71	71
Senior British Open Championship	T38	T26	T23	T18	T21	74	T23	T45

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