Who's who: Olin Browne

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Who's who: Olin Browne

  • Name:

    Olin Douglas Browne
  • Country:

    USA
  • Born:

    May 22, 1959 in Washington, D.C.
  • Original/Home Club:

  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer; golf commentator.
  • Turned Pro:

    1984

Roll of Honour

Senior MAJORS (1): US Senior Open (2011). Total professional wins (9), including PGA Tour (3) and PGA Champions Tour (2).

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Former PGA Tour and PGA Champions Tour player.

Top tournaments won by Olin Browne

2015
America
132 (-12)
$270,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Browne, Olin

Score

132 (-12)

Prize money

$270,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Greater Gwinnett Championship (April 17-19). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 1 shot behind Olin Browne (USA), wo recorded the second of his two Champions Tour wins. Reduced to 36-holes after the final day was washed-out by rain. [TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, GA].

2011
Majors
269 (-15)
$500,000
USGA

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Browne, Olin

Score

269 (-15)

Prize money

$500,000

Title sponsor

USGA

The US Senior Open (July 28-31). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time major championship and Champions Tour winner Browne (USA). [Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio].

2005
America
270 (-14)
$990,000
Deutsche Bank

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Browne, Olin

Score

270 (-14)

Prize money

$990,000

Title sponsor

Deutsche Bank

Played as the Deutsche Bank Championship (Sept 2-5). Second-placed Jason Bohn (USA) finished 1 shot behind Olin Browne (USA), who recorded the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.].

1999
America
272 (-8)
$504,000
Master Card

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Browne, Olin

Score

272 (-8)

Prize money

$504,000

Title sponsor

Master Card

Played as the MasterCard Colonial (May 20-23). Second-placed Paul Goydos (USA), Jeff Sluman (USA), Tim Herron (USA), Fred Funk (USA) and Greg Kraft (USA) finished 1 shot behind Olin Browne (USA), wo recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].

1998
America
266 (-14)
$360,000
Canon

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Browne, Olin

Score

266 (-14)

Prize money

$360,000

Title sponsor

Canon

Played as the Canon Greater Hartford Open (July 2-5). 39-year-old Olin Browne (USA) beat Stewart Cink (USA) and Larry Mize (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT].

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Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

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