Mark Brooks (golfer)

Mark Brooks
Personal information
Full nameMark David Brooks
Born (1961-03-25) March 25, 1961 (age 63)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceFort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Turned professional1983
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking18 (November 17, 1996)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour7
European Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT24: 2002
PGA ChampionshipWon: 1996
U.S. Open2nd: 2001
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1995

Mark David Brooks (born March 25, 1961) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

Brooks was born in Fort Worth, Texas.[2] He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a three-time All-American as a member of the golf team.[3] He turned professional in 1983.[2]

Brooks has seven wins on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1996 PGA Championship. He was a member of the U.S. Presidents Cup team in 1996.[3]

During his thirties, Brooks began a second career in golf course design, and was a partner in the firm of Knott-Linn-Brooks House based in Palo Alto, California. His first major project, Southern Oaks Golf Club outside Fort Worth, opened in 1999.

After his 50th birthday in 2011, Brooks joined the Champions Tour. He came close to his first victory in June at the Principal Charity Classic, but bogeys on his final two holes allowed Bob Gilder to win by one shot. The solo 2nd-place finish was Brooks' best on any tour since his runner-up finish to Retief Goosen at the 2001 U.S. Open. In August 2014, Brooks again finished in solo second on the Champions Tour, after losing a sudden death playoff to Scott Dunlap at the Boeing Classic.

In 2015 Brooks was hired by Fox Sports as an-course analyst for the network's U.S. Open coverage.

Brooks has the record for most starts on the PGA Tour with 803.[4]

Amateur wins (3)

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this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (10)

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PGA Tour wins (7)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 24, 1988 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open −15 (66-65-69-69=269) Playoff Canada Dave Barr, United States Joey Sindelar
2 Apr 28, 1991 KMart Greater Greensboro Open −13 (71-70-70-64=275) Playoff United States Gene Sauers
3 Sep 1, 1991 Greater Milwaukee Open −18 (63-67-70-70=270) 1 stroke United States Robert Gamez
4 Jun 5, 1994 Kemper Open −13 (65-68-69-69=271) 3 strokes United States Bobby Wadkins, United States D. A. Weibring
5 Jan 21 1996 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic −23 (66-68-69-67-67=337) 1 stroke United States John Huston
6 May 5, 1996 Shell Houston Open −14 (66-68-70-70=274) Playoff United States Jeff Maggert
7 Aug 11, 1996 PGA Championship −11 (68-70-69-70=277) Playoff United States Kenny Perry

PGA Tour playoff record (4–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1988 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Canada Dave Barr, United States Joey Sindelar Won with birdie on second extra hole
Sindelar eliminated by par on first hole
2 1988 Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic United States Tom Purtzer Lost to par on first extra hole
3 1991 KMart Greater Greensboro Open United States Gene Sauers Won with par on third extra hole
4 1993 Buick Southern Open United States Billy Andrade, United States Brad Bryant,
United States Bob Estes, United States John Inman 		Inman won with birdie on second extra hole
Andrade, Brooks and Bryant eliminated by birdie on first hole
5 1996 Shell Houston Open United States Jeff Maggert Won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1996 PGA Championship United States Kenny Perry Won with birdie on first extra hole
7 2001 U.S. Open South Africa Retief Goosen Lost 18-hole playoff;
Goosen: E (70),
Brooks: +2 (72)

Other wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jan 3, 1993 Pebble Beach Invitational −8 (68-68-72=208)* 5 strokes United States Bob May
2 Nov 24, 2002 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational (2) −16 (70-65-68-69=272) 3 strokes United States Jeff Gove
3 Nov 22, 2009 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational (3) −12 (69-71-69-67=276) 2 strokes United States Rickie Fowler, United States D. A. Points

*Note: The 1993 Pebble Beach Invitational was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Playoff record

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Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2014 Boeing Classic United States Scott Dunlap Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
1996 PGA Championship 2 shot deficit −11 (68-70-69-70=277) Playoff1 United States Kenny Perry

1Defeated Kenny Perry with a birdie on the first extra hole.

Results timeline

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Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament T35 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T38
U.S. Open T5 T19 T44 T46 CUT T16 CUT 57 CUT
The Open Championship T80 T55 T20 T3 T5 CUT T66 T62
PGA Championship T26 CUT T15 CUT CUT T31 1 CUT T56 T16
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament T40 T31 T24
U.S. Open CUT 2 CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 5
U.S. Open 0 1 0 2 2 4 18 7
The Open Championship 0 0 1 2 2 3 10 7
PGA Championship 1 0 0 1 1 3 27 6
Totals 1 1 1 5 5 11 67 25
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1990 U.S. Open – 1991 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1996 Open Championship – 1996 PGA)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Players Championship CUT CUT T63 CUT T36 CUT T9 CUT CUT CUT CUT T7 CUT T10 T57 T65 T57 T62 CUT CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

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Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 46 1996 Ending 17 Nov 1996" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "PGA Tour Profile – Mark Brooks". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "PGA Tour Media Guide – Mark Brooks". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Myers, Alex (November 21, 2019). "Davis Love III takes another step toward a PGA Tour record he isn't sure he can break anymore". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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