Mark David Brooks (born March 25, 1961) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
Early life and amateur career Brooks was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a three-time All-American as a member of the golf team.
Professional career Brooks turned professional in 1983. He 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.
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, Southern Oaks Golf Club outside Fort Worth, opened in 1999.
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. Brooks is a co-host of the Fifteenth Club radio show with Scotty Sayers, Ed Clements, and Ben Clements.
Brooks has the record for most starts on the PGA Tour with 803.
Amateur wins (3) this list may be incomplete 1978 Future Masters 1979 Trans-Mississippi Amateur 1981 Southern Amateur
Professional wins (10) PGA Tour wins (7) LegendMajor championships (1)Other PGA Tour (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jul 24, 1988Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open−15 (66-65-69-69=269)Playoff Dave Barr, Joey Sindelar2Apr 28, 1991KMart Greater Greensboro Open−13 (71-70-70-64=275)Playoff Gene Sauers3Sep 1, 1991Greater Milwaukee Open−18 (63-67-70-70=270)1 stroke Robert Gamez4Jun 5, 1994Kemper Open−13 (65-68-69-69=271)3 strokes Bobby Wadkins, D. A. Weibring5Jan 21 1996Bob Hope Chrysler Classic−23 (66-68-69-67-67=337)1 stroke John Huston6May 5, 1996Shell Houston Open−14 (66-68-70-70=274)Playoff Jeff Maggert7Aug 11, 1996PGA Championship−11 (68-70-69-70=277)Playoff Kenny Perry
PGA Tour playoff record (4–3) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11988Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Dave Barr, Joey SindelarWon with birdie on second extra holeSindelar eliminated by par on first hole21988Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic Tom PurtzerLost to par on first extra hole31991KMart Greater Greensboro Open Gene SauersWon with par on third extra hole41993Buick Southern Open Billy Andrade, Brad Bryant, Bob Estes, John InmanInman won with birdie on second extra holeAndrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole51996Shell Houston Open Jeff MaggertWon with birdie on first extra hole61996PGA Championship Kenny PerryWon with birdie on first extra hole72001U.S. Open Retief GoosenLost 18-hole playoff;Goosen: E (70),Brooks: +2 (72)
Other wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jan 3, 1993Pebble Beach Invitational−8 (68-68-72=208)5 strokes Bob May2Nov 24, 2002Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational (2)−16 (70-65-68-69=272)3 strokes Jeff Gove3Nov 22, 2009Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational (3)−12 (69-71-69-67=276)2 strokes Rickie Fowler, D. A. Points
Playoff record Champions Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12014Boeing Classic Scott DunlapLost to birdie on first extra hole
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1996 PGA Championship 2 shot deficit −11 (68-70-69-70=277) Playoff1 Kenny Perry 1Defeated Kenny Perry with a birdie on the first extra hole.
Results timeline Tournament198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUTCUT Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentT35CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTT38U.S. OpenT5T19T44T46CUTT16CUT57CUTThe Open ChampionshipT80T55T20T3T5CUTT66T62PGA ChampionshipT26CUTT15CUTCUTT311CUTT56T16 Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentT40T31T24U.S. OpenCUT2CUTCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT Tournament201020112012201320142015Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 5U.S. Open 0 1 0 2 2 4 18 7The Open Championship 0 0 1 2 2 3 10 7PGA Championship 1 0 0 1 1 3 27 6Totals 1 1 1 5 5 11 67 25 Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1990 U.S. Open – 1991 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1996 Open Championship – 1996 PGA)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament19841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTT63CUTT36CUTT9CUTCUTCUTCUTT7CUTT10T57T65T57T62CUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances Professional Presidents Cup: 1996 (winners)
See also 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1985 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1986 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of men's major championships winning golfers
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