Billy Ray Brown
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer William[1] (Billy) Ray Brown (born April 5, 1963) is an American former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s and 1990s. He is currently a on-course reporter for Golf Channel and commentator for CBS Sports.[2][3]
Early life
Brown was born, raised, and still lives in Missouri City, Texas. His father, Charlie Brown,[4] played football for the Houston Cougars football and professionally in the CFL and AFL.
Amateur career
Brown attended the University of Houston and was a member of the Cougar golf team. He won the 1982 NCAA Division I Championship as a freshman. He was also a member of the 1984 and 1985 national championship teams, and was an All-American all four years.
Professional career
Brown won three PGA Tour events in a career cut short by an injury and subsequent surgeries to his wrist. His best finish in a major championship was T-3 at the 1990 U.S. Open, one stroke out of the playoff.[5] He had seventeen top-10 finishes in 315 PGA Tour events.
After his playing days ended, Brown moved into the media to serve as an on-course reporter for ABC Sports from 1999 until 2006. In 2007, Brown joined the Golf Channel as an on-course reporter for their PGA Tour and Champions Tour coverage.[2]
Amateur wins (1)
this list may be incomplete
- 1982 NCAA Championship
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 28, 1991 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | 67-72-65-67=271 | −10 | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Rick Fehr, Template:Flagicon Corey Pavin |
| 2 | May 17, 1992 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | 69-64-66=199* | −11 | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw, Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd, Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke |
| 3 | Jul 20, 1997 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | 69-66-69-67=271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Mike Standly |
*Note: The 1992 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Template:Flagicon Rick Fehr, Template:Flagicon Corey Pavin | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1992 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw, Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd, Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T42 | T19 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T3 | T19 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T73 | T40 | CUT |
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See also
- 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
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- ↑ Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, database, FamilySearch : 1 January 2015, William Ray Brown, 05 Apr 1963; database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
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- ↑ Birth record for William Ray Brown, Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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