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Browne was born inWashington, D.C. In 1977, he graduated from Holderness School inPlymouth, New Hampshire. In 1981, he graduated fromOccidental College.

Professional career

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In 1984, Browne turned professional. He has won three times on the PGA Tour.

At the 1998Masters Tournament, Browne andScott Simpson both carded a quadruple bogey on the opening hole of the first round - the worst start in the history of the tournament.^[2]

On August 8, 2007, Browne was named one of the assistant captains for the 2008 United StatesRyder Cup team.^[3]

Browne qualified for the2005 U.S. Open at Pinehurst by shooting a final round 59 in the qualifying tournament. He shared the lead the first two days of the Open, dropping into a tie for second going into the final day. He shot a final round 80 to drop to T-23rd.^[4]

Senior career

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Browne played in his firstChampions Tour event in 2009 atThe Principal Charity Classic, where he shared the first round lead but struggled on the weekend. He captured his first Champions Tour victory at the 2011U.S. Senior Open, making his maiden win on tour asenior major championship. Browne held off the challenge ofMark O'Meara on Sunday to prevail by three strokes and become only the fifth player in professional golf history to win on theNationwide Tour, thePGA Tour and theChampions Tour.^[5]

Browne has worked as an analyst forESPN as on-course reporter during the network's golf telecasts.

He is currently a member of Wolferts Roost Country Club inAlbany, New York.

Personal life

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Browne lives inHobe Sound, Florida.

Browne has a son, Olin Jr., who is also a professional golfer.

Professional wins (9)

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PGA Tour wins (3)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 5,1998	Canon Greater Hartford Open	−14 (66-66-67-67=266)	Playoff	Stewart Cink,Larry Mize
2	May 23,1999	MasterCard Colonial	−8 (73-67-66-66=272)	1 stroke	Fred Funk,Paul Goydos, Tim Herron,Greg Kraft, Jeff Sluman
3	Sep 5,2005	Deutsche Bank Championship	−14 (68-65-70-67=270)	1 stroke	Jason Bohn

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1998	Canon Greater Hartford Open	Stewart Cink,Larry Mize	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Nike Tour wins (4)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Feb 3,1991	Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open	−9 (69-70-68=207)	4 strokes	Bob Friend,Ron Streck
2	Jul 21, 1991	Ben Hogan Hawkeye Open	−14 (67-65-67=199)	2 strokes	John Ross,Ted Tryba
3	Mar 7,1993	Nike Monterrey Open	−12 (71-71-67-67=276)	1 stroke	Lon Hinkle,Stan Utley
4	Jun 2,1996	Nike Dominion Open	−12 (67-69-73-67=276)	1 stroke	Michael Christie,Rob McKelvey

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1990	Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open	Jeff Cook	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Nov 18, 2001	Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational	−17 (66-66-68-71=271)	Playoff	Todd Barrangen

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2001	Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational	Todd Barrangen	Won with birdie on third extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

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Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 31,2011	U.S. Senior Open	−15 (64-69-65-71=269)	3 strokes	Mark O'Meara
2	Apr 18,2015	Greater Gwinnett Championship	−12 (68-64=132)^[a]	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2013	Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn	Michael Allen	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2019	Chubb Classic	Miguel Ángel Jiménez,Bernhard Langer	Jiménez won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament	1994	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament				CUT	T52
U.S. Open	T47	T101	T5	T43	CUT
PGA Championship			T53	T62	T49

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2005	2006	2007
Masters Tournament					45
U.S. Open	T24	CUT	T59	T23	CUT	T45
PGA Championship	CUT				T46

Tournament	2010	2011	2012
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open			CUT
PGA Championship

Note: Browne never played inThe Open Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

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Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	3	1
U.S. Open	1	1	3	12	8
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	0	0	5	4
Totals	1	1	3	20	13

Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1994 U.S. Open – 1997 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T77	CUT	CUT	CUT			T66	CUT

Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament	2000	2001	2005	2006
Match Play	R64
Championship		NT¹	T37
Invitational				T50

¹Cancelled due to9/11

Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Senior major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2011	U.S. Senior Open	2 shot lead	−15 (64-69-65-71=269)	3 strokes	Mark O'Meara

Senior results timeline

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Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
The Tradition	T44	T34	T55	T53	T3	T32	2	T27	T25	T22	NT	T51		T40
Senior PGA Championship		T15	T13	CUT		T17	T16	T55	T23	T60	NT	T55	38
Senior Players Championship	T34	T11	T17	3	T39	T12	6	T71	71	T18	73	71	T71	T44	T67
U.S. Senior Open	10	T3	1	T36	T47	T38	T18	T12	CUT	CUT	NT	CUT	CUT		T16	CUT
Senior British Open Championship	T38	T26	T23	T18	T21	74	T23	T45			NT

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic

Notes

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^Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

References

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^"Week 23 1999 Ending 6 Jun 1999"(pdf).OWGR. RetrievedOctober 6, 2019.
^Zullo, Allan (2001).Astonishing but True Golf Facts. Forest Fairview, North Carolina: Andrew McMeels Publishing.ISBN 978-0740714269.
^"Azinger names Floyd, Browne, Stockton to Ryder Cup staff". PGA of America. August 8, 2007. RetrievedOctober 16, 2012.
^"2005 U.S. Open leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. June 19, 2005. RetrievedOctober 16, 2012.
^"Browne wins his maiden senior major".Sky Sports. July 31, 2011. RetrievedAugust 1, 2011.

External links

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Olin Browne at thePGA Tour official site
Olin Browne at theOfficial World Golf Ranking official site

v t e U.S. Senior Open champions
1980Roberto De Vicenzo 1981Arnold Palmer† 1982Miller Barber 1983Billy Casper† 1984Miller Barber 1985Miller Barber 1986Dale Douglass 1987Gary Player 1988Gary Player† 1989Orville Moody 1990Lee Trevino 1991Jack Nicklaus† 1992Larry Laoretti 1993Jack Nicklaus 1994Simon Hobday 1995Tom Weiskopf 1996Dave Stockton 1997Graham Marsh 1998Hale Irwin 1999Dave Eichelberger 2000Hale Irwin 2001Bruce Fleisher 2002Don Pooley† 2003Bruce Lietzke 2004Peter Jacobsen 2005Allen Doyle 2006Allen Doyle 2007Brad Bryant 2008Eduardo Romero 2009Fred Funk 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011Olin Browne 2012Roger Chapman 2013Kenny Perry 2014Colin Montgomerie† 2015Jeff Maggert 2016Gene Sauers 2017Kenny Perry 2018David Toms 2019Steve Stricker 2020 Not held 2021Jim Furyk 2022Pádraig Harrington 2023Bernhard Langer 2024Richard Bland 2025Pádraig Harrington
† indicates the event was won in a playoff

U.S. Senior Open champions