Brian Watts
| Brian Watts | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Brian Peter Watts |
| Born |
March 18, 1966 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) |
| Nationality |
 Canada United States |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma State University |
| Turned professional | 1988 |
| Former tour(s) |
Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 13 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 12 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T31: 1999 |
| U.S. Open | T23: 1999 |
| The Open Championship | 2nd: 1998 |
| PGA Championship | T41: 1999 |
Brian Peter Watts (born March 18, 1966) is an American professional golfer.
Watts was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to European parents, but is now a U.S. citizen who lives in Oklahoma.[1] He played college golf at Oklahoma State and won the NCAA Division I Championship in 1987.[2]
Watts turned professional in 1988. He played mainly on the Japan Golf Tour in the 1990s, where he had 12 victories. However he is best known for his performance at The Open at Royal Birkdale in 1998, where he lost in the playoff to Mark O'Meara.[3] This performance helped earn Watts a PGA Tour card and by the end of the year he reached the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
After a number of poor seasons, Watts has played little competitive golf since 2005 while rehabilitating from hip, knee, and back injuries.[2]
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
Japan Golf Tour wins (12)
- 1994 (5) Descente Classic, Mizuno Open, Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta, Bridgestone Open, Philip Morris Championship
- 1995 (2) Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open, Mizuno Open
- 1996 (1) Fujisankei Classic
- 1997 (2) Mizuno Open, Philip Morris Championship
- 1998 (2) Yomiuri Open, Casio World Open
Other wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1993 Hong Kong Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T55 | T40 | CUT | CUT | 2 | T24 | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T47 | CUT | T56 | T41 | T51 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1998 Open Championship – 1999 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
See also
- 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
References
- ↑ "Second best not so bad for Brian Watts". Golf Today. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- 1 2 Harig, Bob (July 11, 2008). "Injuries derailed Watts after losing '98 British Open playoff". ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ↑ "O'Meara wins Open thriller". BBC News. July 19, 1998. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
External links
- Brian Watts at the PGA Tour official site
- Brian Watts at the Japan Golf Tour official site