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DANNY BRIGGS

UNITED STATES

Height:

5 ft, 9 in

Weight:

175 lbs

Birthday:

11/30/1960

College:Texas A&M University (1984, Parks and Recreation)
Turned Pro:1985
Birthplace:Abilene, TX
Residence:Franklin, TN

Nationwide Tour - Media Guide

Other Victories
(1): 1995 Arizona Open.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position ()
$
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
73 at Round 1, BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T3-- Tallahassee Open.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
2-- NIKE TOUR Championship, BUY.COM Utah Classic. T2-- NIKE Central Georgia Open, NIKE Inland Empire Open.
2011 Season Nationwide Tour
Tournaments Entered--1; in money--; Top 10 finishes--
Career Highlights

2011: Missed the cut at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. his only start of the season. 2010: Missed the cut at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, his only start on Tour. 2009: Missed the cut at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, his only Nationwide Tour start. 2008: A T51 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open was his only Nationwide Tour start.

Missed the cut at the Stanford St. Jude Championship, his only PGA TOUR start. 2007: Made eight cuts from 21 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with a best finish of T8 at the Peek'n Peak Classic. 2006: Made the cut in six of 17 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with a T10 at the Price Cutter Charity Championship his best outing. 2005: Made the cut in seven of 29 PGA TOUR starts, with his T9 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson his only top-10 finish of the season. 2004: Made 15 cuts in 28 starts on the PGA TOUR. Was T7 at the U. S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, his lone top-10 effort for the year.

Finished third at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, thje fifth time he had earned his TOUR status through Q-School. 2003: Made the cut in 11 of 16 appearances on the Nationwide Tour. Finished the season No. 66 on the final money list, with $75,550. Posted five top-25 finishes, including two inside the top 10. Best showings came at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic, where four rounds in the 60s (69-67-68-67) left him at 13-under-par 271 and T4, three shots behind champion James Oh. Also finished inside the top 10 at the Knoxville Open (T7). 2002: Finished No. 69 on the Nationwide Tour, with $62,986. Made the cut in 14 of 21 tournaments, including six top-25 finishes. Fired rounds of 69-69-66-72 to finish a season-best sixth at the Arkansas Classic. 2001: Made the cut in 11 of 23 Nationwide Tour events in 2001, with a runner-up finish at the Utah Classic his best performance. Posted rounds of 67-66-67 to grab a share of the 54-hole lead with David Sutherland. Final-round 73 left him one back of Sutherland. 2000: Split time playing both the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour after receiving a Special Medical Extension. 1998: Returned to the PGA TOUR after qualifying through Q-School. 1995: Was a runner-up for a third consecutive year, finishing T2 at the Inland Empire Open. Did pick up a victory out west when he won the Arizona State Open. 1994: Finished as a runner-up for the second consecutive year, turning in a T2 at the Central Georgia Open. 1993: Finished in second at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship. 1987: Returned to PGA TOUR via finish at the Qualifying Tournament. 1986: Top PGA TOUR finish was a T3 at the Tallahassee Open after earning card through PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 1985: Earned his playing privileges through PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament.
Personal

Hosted golf tips segment on "Golf & Paradise" TV program.

Had a hole-on-one on No. 17 during the first round of the Movistar Panama Championship.
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