Olin Browne
Name:
Olin Douglas BrowneCountry:
USABorn:
May 22, 1959 in Washington, D.C.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer; golf commentator.Turned Pro:
1984Senior MAJORS (1): US Senior Open (2011). Total professional wins (9), including PGA Tour (3) and PGA Champions Tour (2).
Former PGA Tour and PGA Champions Tour player.
America
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Played as the Greater Gwinnett Championship (April 17-19). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 1 shot behind Olin Browne (USA), wo recorded the second of his two Champions Tour wins. Reduced to 36-holes after the final day was washed-out by rain. [TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, GA].
Majors
USGA
The US Senior Open (July 28-31). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time major championship and Champions Tour winner Browne (USA). [Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio].
America
Deutsche Bank
Played as the Deutsche Bank Championship (Sept 2-5). Second-placed Jason Bohn (USA) finished 1 shot behind Olin Browne (USA), who recorded the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.].
America
Master Card
Played as the MasterCard Colonial (May 20-23). Second-placed Paul Goydos (USA), Jeff Sluman (USA), Tim Herron (USA), Fred Funk (USA) and Greg Kraft (USA) finished 1 shot behind Olin Browne (USA), wo recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
America
Canon
Played as the Canon Greater Hartford Open (July 2-5). 39-year-old Olin Browne (USA) beat Stewart Cink (USA) and Larry Mize (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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