American professional golfer

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 Holderness School in Plymouth, N.H. 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 *istant captains for the 2008 United States Ryder Cup team.

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.

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.

Browne played in his first Champions Tour event in 2009 at The Principal Charity Cl*ic, 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 *yst 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. Browne has a son, Olin Jr., who is also a professional golfer.

Contents

• 1 Professional wins (9)
  • 1.1 PGA Tour wins (3)
  • 1.2 Nike Tour wins (4)
  • 1.3 Other wins (1)
  • 1.4 PGA Tour Champions wins (2)
• 2 Results in major championships
  • 2.1 Summary
• 3 Results in The Players Championship
• 4 Results in World Golf Championships
• 5 Senior major championships
  • 5.1 Wins (1)
  • 5.2 Senior results timeline
• 6 See also
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Nike Tour wins (4)

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (1)

Other playoff record (1–0)

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

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

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2)

Results in major championships

Note: Browne never played in The Open Championship.

::Top 10::Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

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

Results in The Players Championship

::Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

1Cancelled due to 9/11

::Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Senior results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2021.

::Win::Top 10::Did not play

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

References

External links

• Olin Browne at the PGA Tour official site
• Olin Browne at the Official World Golf Ranking official site