Markus Brier
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| Personal Information | |
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| Birth | June 16, 1970 Vienna, Austria |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (71 kg) |
| Nationality |  Austria |
| Residence | Vienna, Austria |
| College | None |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1995 |
| Current tour | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 (European Tour: 2, Challenge Tour: 2, Other: 1) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| British Open | T12: 2007 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2007 |
Markus Brier (born 5 July 1968) is one of only a few international touring golfers produced by Austria, and as of 2007 is his country's highest ranked player.
He won the Swiss and German Amateur Opens in the mid 1990s and turned professional in 1995 at a relatively late age. A third place money list finish on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1999 won him a European Tour card, which he has continued to retain. He twice won the Austrian Open during a period when it was a Challenge Tour event.
In 2006 the tournament was promoted back into the main European Tour schedule, now under the sponsored title BA-CA Golf Open, and Brier once again won on home soil. He was the first Austrian golfer to win a European Tour event. This led him to his then best year-end finish on the Order of Merit of 49th.
His second European Tour win followed in 2007 at the Volvo China Open and he improved his position on the year-end Order of Merit to 32nd. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
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[edit] Amateur wins (2)
- 1994 Swiss Amateur Open Championship
- 1995 German Amateur Open Championship
[edit] Professional wins (5)
[edit] European Tour wins (2)
- 2006 BA-CA Golf Open
- 2007 Volvo China Open
[edit] Challenge Tour wins (2)
- 2002 Austrian Open
- 2004 Austrian Open
[edit] Other wins (1)
- 2005 Man Nö Open (Alps Tour)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | T46 | DNP | DNP | CUT | T12 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] Team appearances
[edit] Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Austria): 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994
[edit] Professional
- World Cup (representing Austria): 2004, 2007
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2007
[edit] External links
