Brian Lester Davis (born 2 August 1974) is an English professional golfer.
Career Davis was born in London. He turned professional in 1994 and became a member of the European Tour in 1997. He performed steadily for his first six seasons on the Tour, and won the 2000 Peugeot Open de España. In 2003, despite not winning a tournament, he had his best season by far to that time, finishing ninth on the European Tour Order of Merit. The highlights of his season included finishing in a tie for sixth at The Open Championship, and placing third in the European Tour's tour championship, the Volvo Masters, as well as two second places in lower profile events and playing on the winning Great Britain and Ireland team in the Seve Trophy. His second European Tour win came in 2004 at the ANZ Championship and later that year he became the first Englishman to be medalist at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. In 2005 he played on both the U.S.-based PGA Tour and the European Tour and in 2006 he concentrated more on the PGA Tour, making only a handful of appearances in Europe. Davis had two solid seasons on the PGA Tour in 2007 and 2008 where he finished inside the top 100 on the money list both times, including a runner-up at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.
2009 was a very consistent season for Davis. The season included 5th-place finishes at The Players Championship and the Valero Texas Open, followed by a third straight top 5 finish at the HP Byron Nelson Championship where he matched his best finish on the PGA Tour when he was runner-up behind Rory Sabbatini. He finished the season 43rd on the money list.
In April 2010 Davis called a two-stroke penalty on himself on the first play-off hole on Sunday to hand Jim Furyk a victory at the Verizon Heritage. Davis later received much praise for his decision which cost him a potential first PGA Tour victory. Davis finished second again later in 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, three shots behind Zach Johnson.
Davis has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Amateur wins 1992 Peter McEvoy Trophy
Professional wins (2)
European Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up11 May 2000Peugeot Open de España−14 (71-68-66-69=274)3 strokes Markus Brier215 Feb 2004ANZ Championship144 pts (7-8-12-17=44)1 point Paul Casey 1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12005Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters Thomas Bjørn, David HowellBjørn won with par on second extra holeDavis eliminated by par on first hole
Playoff record PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12010Verizon Heritage Jim FurykLost to par on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19981999Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTT68PGA Championship Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenT61CUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTT6CUTCUTT53PGA ChampionshipCUTT13CUTCUT Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT39T19CUT Tournament2019Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTThe 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 1 0PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 3Totals 0 0 0 0 1 3 21 7 Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2003 U.S. Open – 2003 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship Tournament200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015The Players ChampionshipCUTT20CUTCUTT5CUTT26T25T72T11CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20032004Match PlayR64ChampionshipT35Invitational
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied
Team appearances Amateur Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 (winners)
Professional Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing England): 2000 World Cup (representing England): 2000 Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2003 (winners)
See also 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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