Mark Brooks (golfer)

Mark Brooks
Mark Brooks
Personal information
Full name	Mark David Brooks
Born	March 25, 1961 (age 63); Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Career
College	University of Texas
Turned professional	1983
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions; European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	10
Highest ranking	18 (November 17, 1996)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	7
European Tour	1
Other	3
Best results in major championships; (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T24: 2002
PGA Championship	Won: 1996
U.S. Open	2nd: 2001
The Open Championship	T3: 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)

this list may be incomplete

1978 Future Masters
1979 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
1981 Southern Amateur

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (7)

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	Dave Barr, Joey Sindelar
2	Apr 28, 1991	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	−13 (71-70-70-64=275)	Playoff	Gene Sauers
3	Sep 1, 1991	Greater Milwaukee Open	−18 (63-67-70-70=270)	1 stroke	Robert Gamez
4	Jun 5, 1994	Kemper Open	−13 (65-68-69-69=271)	3 strokes	Bobby Wadkins, D. A. Weibring
5	Jan 21 1996	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	−23 (66-68-69-67-67=337)	1 stroke	John Huston
6	May 5, 1996	Shell Houston Open	−14 (66-68-70-70=274)	Playoff	Jeff Maggert
7	Aug 11, 1996	PGA Championship	−11 (68-70-69-70=277)	Playoff	Kenny Perry

PGA Tour playoff record (4–3)

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

Other wins (3)

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	Bob May
2	Nov 24, 2002	Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational (2)	−16 (70-65-68-69=272)	3 strokes	Jeff Gove
3	Nov 22, 2009	Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational (3)	−12 (69-71-69-67=276)	2 strokes	Rickie Fowler, D. A. Points

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

Playoff record

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

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

Major championships

Wins (1)

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

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

Results timeline

Tournament	1984	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	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

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

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

Professional

Presidents Cup: 1996 (winners)

References

^ "Week 46 1996 Ending 17 Nov 1996" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "PGA Tour Profile – Mark Brooks". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "PGA Tour Media Guide – Mark Brooks". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
^ 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.

External links

Mark Brooks at the PGA Tour official site
Mark Brooks at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w199646-1] "Week 46 1996 Ending 17 Nov 1996" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[PGApro-2] "PGA Tour Profile – Mark Brooks". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

[PGAmedia-3] "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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v t e PGA Championship champions
Match play era	1916 Jim Barnes 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert
Stroke play era	1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January† 1968 Julius Boros 1969‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins† 1978 John Mahaffey† 1979 David Graham† 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982‡ Raymond Floyd 1983‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson† 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger† 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington† 1996 Mark Brooks† 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000‡ Tiger Woods† 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y. E. Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer† 2011 Keegan Bradley† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day 2016 Jimmy Walker 2017 Justin Thomas 2018 Brooks Koepka 2019 Brooks Koepka 2020 Collin Morikawa 2021 Phil Mickelson 2022 Justin Thomas† 2023 Brooks Koepka 2024‡ Xander Schauffele
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943 cancelled due to World War II