Mark Brooks (golfer)

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

Mark Brooks
Personal information
Full nameMark David Brooks
Born (1961-03-25) March 25, 1961
Fort Worth, Texas
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceFort Worth, Texas
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Turned professional1983
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions (joined 2011)
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

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, the Southern Oaks Golf Club outside Fort Worth, opened in 1999 and was highly acclaimed. In his late forties, he began splitting his playing time between the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.[3] He lives in Fort Worth.[2]

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

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.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1988 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Dave Barr, Joey Sindelar Won with birdie on second extra hole
Sindelar eliminated with 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 with 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)

this list may be incomplete

Major championships

Wins (1)
YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1996PGA Championship2 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 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
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament000001125
U.S. Open010224187
The Open Championship001223107
PGA Championship100113276
Totals11155116725
  • 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

See also

References
  1. "Week 46 1996 Ending 17 Nov 1996" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. "PGA Tour Profile – Mark Brooks". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  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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