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.
Early life and amateur career Browne was born in Washington, D.C. In 1977, he graduated from Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire. In 1981, he graduated from Occidental College.
Professional career In 1984, Browne turned professional. He has won three times on the PGA Tour.
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.
On August 8, 2007, Browne was named one of the assistant captains for the 2008 United States Ryder Cup team.
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.
Senior career 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.
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.
Personal life Browne lives in Hobe Sound, Florida.
Browne has a son, Olin Jr., who is also a professional golfer.
Professional wins (9) PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jul 5, 1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open−14 (66-66-67-67=266)Playoff Stewart Cink, Larry Mize2May 23, 1999 MasterCard Colonial −8 (73-67-66-66=272)1 stroke Fred Funk, Paul Goydos, Tim Herron, Greg Kraft, Jeff Sluman3Sep 5, 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship−14 (68-65-70-67=270)1 stroke Jason Bohn
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11998Canon Greater Hartford Open Stewart Cink, Larry MizeWon with birdie on first extra hole
Nike Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Feb 3, 1991Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open−9 (69-70-68=207)4 strokes Bob Friend, Ron Streck2Jul 21, 1991Ben Hogan Hawkeye Open−14 (67-65-67=199)2 strokes John Ross, Ted Tryba3Mar 7, 1993Nike Monterrey Open−12 (71-71-67-67=276)1 stroke Lon Hinkle, Stan Utley4Jun 2, 1996Nike Dominion Open−12 (67-69-73-67=276)1 stroke Michael Christie, Rob McKelvey
Nike Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11990Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open Jeff CookLost to birdie on first extra hole
Other wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Nov 18, 2001Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational−17 (66-66-68-71=271)Playoff Todd Barrangen
Other playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12001Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational Todd BarrangenWon with birdie on third extra hole
PGA Tour Champions wins (2) LegendSenior major championships (1)Other PGA Tour Champions (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 31, 2011U.S. Senior Open−15 (64-69-65-71=269)3 strokes Mark O'Meara2Apr 18, 2015Greater Gwinnett Championship−12 (68-64=132)1 stroke Bernhard Langer
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12013Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn Michael AllenLost to birdie on first extra hole22019Chubb Classic Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Bernhard LangerJiménez won with par on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentCUTT52U.S. OpenT47T101T5T43CUTPGA ChampionshipT53T62T49 Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters Tournament45U.S. OpenT24CUTT59T23CUTT45PGA ChampionshipCUTT46 Tournament201020112012Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTPGA Championship Note: Browne never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2U.S. Open 0 0 0 1 1 3 12 8The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4Totals 0 0 0 1 1 3 20 14 Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1994 U.S. Open – 1997 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship Tournament19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT77CUTCUTCUTT66CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2000200120022003200420052006Match PlayR64ChampionshipNT1T37InvitationalT50 1Cancelled due to 9/11
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 Open2 shot lead −15 (64-69-65-71=269)3 strokes Mark O'Meara
Senior results timeline Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 20192020202120222023202420252026Senior PGA ChampionshipT15T13CUTT17T16T55T23T60NTT5538The TraditionT44T34T55T53T3T322T27T25T22NTT51T40U.S. Senior Open10T31T36T47T38T18T12CUTCUTNTCUTCUTT16CUTCUTSenior Players ChampionshipT34T11T173T39T126T7171T187371T71T44T67Senior British Open ChampionshipT38T26T23T18T2174T23T45NT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also 1991 Ben Hogan Tour graduates 1993 Nike Tour graduates 1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins
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