Olin Browne


Olin Douglas Browne 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 St. Albans School 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 assistant 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 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.
In 2011 and 2012, Browne worked for ESPN as on-course reporter during the network's golf telecasts. However, he was replaced by Dottie Pepper in 2013.
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.

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11998Canon Greater Hartford Open Stewart Cink, Larry MizeWon with birdie on first extra hole

Nike Tour wins (4)

Nike Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11990Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open Jeff CookLost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

this list may be incomplete
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jul 31, 2011U.S. Senior Open−15 3 strokes Mark O'Meara
2Apr 18, 2015Greater Gwinnett Championship−12 *1 stroke Bernhard Langer

*Note: The 2015 Greater Gwinnett Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
PGA Tour Champions playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12013Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn Michael AllenLost to birdie on first extra hole
22019Chubb Classic Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Bernhard LangerJiménez won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Note: Browne never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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)

Senior results timeline

Results are not in chronological order before 2017.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place