Mark Brown (golfer)
| Mark Brown | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mark Brown |
| Born |
9 February 1975 Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
| Nationality |
 New Zealand |
| Residence | Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Current tour(s) |
Web.com Tour European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Former tour(s) |
Canadian Tour (1998–2002) Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T44: 2013 |
| PGA Championship | T24: 2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner | 2008 |
Mark Brown (born 9 February 1975) is a New Zealand professional golfer.
Brown was born in Lower Hutt. He had played golf on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Canadian Tour and the Asian Tour without much success until 2007 when he had four top-ten finishes on the Asian Tour and finished 15th on the Order of Merit.
In 2008, he won his first Asian Tour event at the SAIL Open Golf Championship at Jaypee Greens in India. The following week he won the Johnnie Walker Classic, which was also held in India and was co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. This victory propelled Brown to 64th in the Official World Golf Ranking and he became the highest ranked golfer from New Zealand. He finished 2008 by winning the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit.
Brown will play on the Web.com Tour in 2014 after earning his tour card through qualifying school.
Brown is often confused with Mark Brown, a club professional from the United States who has played in several PGA Championship since 2000.
Professional wins
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Mar 2008 | Johnnie Walker Classic | −18 (71-68-64-67=270) | 3 strokes |  Greg Chalmers,  Taichiro Kiyota Scott Strange |
Asian Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Feb 2008 | SAIL Open Golf Championship at Jaypee Greens | −14 (69-69-67-69=274) | 4 strokes | Scott Hend Noh Seung-yul Jyoti Randhawa |
| 2 | 2 Mar 2008 | Johnnie Walker Classic | −18 (71-68-64-67=270) | 3 strokes | Greg Chalmers Taichiro Kiyota Scott Strange |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Mar 2008 | Johnnie Walker Classic | −18 (71-68-64-67=270) | 3 strokes | Greg Chalmers, Taichiro Kiyota Scott Strange |
Other wins (1)
- 2006 Taranaki Open (New Zealand)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T44 |
| PGA Championship | T24 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1994
Professional
- World Cup (representing New Zealand): 2008
External links
- Mark Brown at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Mark Brown at the European Tour official site
- Mark Brown at the Official World Golf Ranking official site