Steven Brown (golfer)

Steven Brown (born 7 May 1987) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Portugal Masters.

Steven Brown
Personal information
Born (1987-05-07) 7 May 1987
Ashford, Surrey, England
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationality England
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Alps Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other3

Amateur career

Brown won the 2011 English Amateur. The same year he was runner-up in the European Amateur, losing to Manuel Trappel in a playoff, and runner-up to Andy Sullivan in the Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship.[1] He represented Great Britain & Ireland in the successful 2011 Walker Cup, winning the decisive half point against Blayne Barber that secured the victory.[2]

Professional career

Brown turned professional after the 2011 Walker Cup. He played on the Alps Tour in 2012 and 2013. In 2013 he won twice and finished third in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2014 Challenge Tour.[3] He played some early-season Alps Tour events in 2014, winning the opening event of the season, the Red Sea El Ain Bay Open, for his third win on the tour.[4]

Brown played on the Challenge Tour from 2014 to 2017. He had a successful season in 2017 with seven top-10 finishes, including being a runner-up in the Irish Challenge. He finished the season 12th in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the European Tour for 2018.

Brown was involved in a four-way playoff for the 2018 Made in Denmark tournament, losing out to Matt Wallace after Wallace birdied the second playoff hole. He finished the season 97th in the Order of Merit. Brown had a disappointing 2019 season until late in the year when he finished 11th in the Open de France and then won the Portugal Masters the following week.

Amateur wins

Source:[5]

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 27 Oct 2019 Portugal Masters −17 (69-67-65-66=267) 1 stroke South Africa Brandon Stone, South Africa Justin Walters

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2018 Made in Denmark England Jonathan Thomson, England Matt Wallace,
England Lee Westwood		 Wallace won with birdie on second extra hole
Thomson and Westwood eliminated by birdie on first hole

Alps Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 23 Jun 2013 Open de la Mirabelle d'Or −7 (70-70-72-65=277) 1 stroke France Pierrick Peracino, Austria Uli Weinhandl
2 7 Sep 2013 Golf Asiago Open −12 (67-63-68=198) 3 strokes France Clément Berardo, Italy Lorenzo Scotto
3 20 Feb 2014 Red Sea El Ein Bay Open −10 (70-70-66=206) 1 stroke Spain Borja Virto

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Meet The Great Britain and Ireland Team". USGA. 16 August 2011.
  2. Carter, Iain (11 September 2011). "Walker Cup 2011: GB&I beat USA at Royal Aberdeen". BBC Sport.
  3. "Viva España!". Alps Tour Golf. 20 October 2013.
  4. "Brown captures third Alps Tour crown in Egypt". Alps Tour Golf. 20 February 2014.
  5. "Steven Brown". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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