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BROWNE, Olin
SECTION PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3):
1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open. 1999 MasterCard
Colonial. 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (4):
1991 Bakersfield Open, Hawkeye Open. 1993 Monterrey
Open. 1996 Dominion Open.
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T9—AT&T Classic.
2007 SEASON:
Missed the first half of 2007 due to torn ligaments in left
index finger. Opted for rest and rehabilitation over surgery.
First start was a missed cut at THE PLAYERS
Championship...In second start of season, finished T9 at the
AT&T Classic...Played sparingly the rest of the way, and was
granted a Major Medical Extension and has 15 events in 2008
to earn $480,575 (combined with 2007 earnings of $304,605
would equal 2007's No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and
receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of
the 2008 campaign...In early August, chosen as one of three
Captain's Assistants for the 2008 Ryder Cup by Captain Paul
Azinger. Dave Stockton and Raymond Floyd were also chosen.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006: Notched two top-10s in 30 starts. T8 at the Bob Hope
Chrysler Classic and T8 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic.
2005: Enjoyed a career year with a victory at the Deutsche Bank
Championship and first invitation to THE TOUR Championship.
Also contended at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst...Shared the firstand
second-round leads at Pinehurst No. 2 in U.S. Open. Was
three back of two-time champion Retief Goosen heading into the
final round, but a closing 10-over 80 dropped him from T2 to T23.
Olin Browne
EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension
FULL NAME: Olin Douglas Browne
HEIGHT: 5-9
WEIGHT: 175
BIRTHDATE: May 22, 1959
BIRTHPLACE: Washington, D.C.
RESIDENCE: Hobe Sound, FL
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/
Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank
1983A 1
1986 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990A 1
1991 1
1992 30 14 1 1 84,152/147
1993 2 1 2,738/290
1994 31 15 1 2 101,580/154
1996 27 21 3 7 223,703/100
1997 33 19 2 5 261,810/94
1998 25 15 1 2 7 590,240/47
1999 26 16 1 1 3 4 834,331/51
2000 31 21 1 7 494,307/98
2001 30 19 1 3 9 815,636/62
2002 33 20 2 6 615,828/111
2003 34 22 6 479,592/130
2004 30 15 2 7 597,034/127
2005 29 20 1 1 2 11 2,171,928/26
2006 30 23 2 5 754,061/114
2007 15 7 1 3 304,605/175
Total 412 248 3 1 2 25 80 8,331,546
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank
1990 27 19 1 2 5 12 42,227/16
1991 27 20 2 1 3 11 15 106,406/2
1993 24 18 1 1 1 5 9 100,754/7
1995 25 21 1 1 6 16 85,704/18
1996 1 1 1 1 1 36,000/55
Total 104 79 4 4 7 28 53 371,092
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
Earned a spot in the U.S. Open by firing 73-59 at Woodmont CC
in Rockville, MD. Considered withdrawing after first
round…Captured third career victory at age 46 years, 3 months
and 13 days at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Tied for the
lead after 54 holes with John Rollins, Jason Bohn, Carl
Pettersson and Billy Andrade after opening 68-65-70. Broke the
five-way tie with a final-round 4-under-par 67 to defeat Bohn by
one stroke. Earned a career-best $990,000 and surpassed $1 million
in season earnings for the first time in his career. 2004: At the
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. 2003: Finished outside
the top 125 for the first time since 1994. Played in 34 tournaments
and made 22 cuts to finish 130th on the money list.
Finished in the top 20 three times. 2002: Finished among the top
125 for the seventh consecutive season...Shot an opening-round
73 at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic before coming alive on the
weekend (65-66) and finished at 11-under-par 273 for T5. 2001:
Best chance to earn first TOUR title since 1999 came in the AT&T
Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Shared third-round lead with Phil
Mickelson at 14-under-par 202. Closed with 73 to finish T3, three
shots behind winner Davis Love III...Made 34th ace in U.S. Open
history when he holed a 7-iron from 165 yards on the 11th hole.
2000: Had a season-best T9 at the Greater Milwaukee Open.
1999: Earned his second TOUR victory in as many seasons with
win at the MasterCard Colonial. Final-round 66, which included
two eagles, produced a one-stroke victory. Win came on his 40th
birthday. Also earned a spot in 2000 Mercedes Championships,
which he had to miss in 1999 due to October surgery on his left
arm. Leading up to victory, was not allowed to hit more than a
small bucket of balls in practice. Went from late August 1998 to
mid-February 1999 without touching his clubs. 1998: After 14
years as a professional, claimed his first TOUR title at the Canon
Greater Hartford Open. Closed with 67 to earn a playoff spot with
Stewart Cink and Larry Mize. On the first extra hole, chipped in
for birdie from 40 feet for the win. 1996: Cracked top 125 on
FAMILY: Wife, Pam; Olin, Jr. (7/9/88), Alexandra Grace
(10/24/91)
EDUCATION: Occidental College
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fly fishing, environment, politics,
international affairs
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1984
Q SCHOOL: 1995
Nationwide Tour Graduate (1991, 1993)
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
TOUR for the first time when he finished 100th on money list...In
only Nationwide Tour start, earned fourth Nationwide Tour title
with a victory in the Dominion Open. 1993: Won Monterrey Open
and finished seventh on Nationwide Tour money list to earn
exempt status on PGA TOUR. 1991: Won Bakersfield Open and
Hawkeye Open to finish second on Nationwide Tour money list
and earn exempt status on PGA TOUR.
PERSONAL:
After winning 1993 Monterrey Open in Mexico, gave victory
speech in Spanish. Knows language because of his
father's Chilean heritage...Did not start playing golf until he
was 19. Got hooked on game while attending Occidental
College in Los Angeles.
Year 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
Masters CUT T52 45
U.S. Open T47 T101 T5 T43 CUT T24 CUT T59 T23 CUT
PGA T53 T62 T49 CUT T46
THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT T77 CUT CUT CUT T66
TOUR Championship T14
Accenture Match Play Championship T33
Bridgestone Invitational T50
CA Championship T37
Year 07
U.S. Open T45
THE PLAYERS CUT
PLAYER STATISTICS
2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Scoring Average ..........................................70.70 (N/A)
Driving Distance ..........................................281.3 (N/A)
Driving Accuracy Percentage ......................73.53% (N/A)
Greens in Regulation Pct. ............................65.28% (N/A)
Putting Average............................................1.805 (N/A)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2007 Low Round/Round: 66–3 times, most recent Canadian
Open presented by Franklin Templeton Investments/1
Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2001
Canon Greater Hartford Open/4
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2005
Deutsche Bank Championship/1
Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 Memorial
Tournament/49
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