Olin Browne - Media Guide

granted a Major Medical Extension and has 15 events in 2008 to earn $480,575 (combined with 2007 earnings of $304,605 would equal 2007's No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2008 campaign...In early August, chosen as one of three Captain's Assistants for the 2008 Ryder Cup by Captain Paul Azinger. Dave Stockton and Raymond Floyd were also chosen.

(2001 U.S. Open)...Earned his second top-10 of the season with a T8 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. His final-round, bogey-free 5-under 67 moved him into the top-10 and was his first top-10 effort at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in five starts.

Pinehurst...In his first major championship start since the 2003 U.S. Open, shared the first- and second-round leads at Pinehurst No. 2. Was three back of two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen heading into the final round, but a closing 10-over 80 dropped him from T2 to T23. Earned a spot in the U.S. Open by firing 73-59 at Woodmont CC in Rockville, MD. Considered withdrawing after first round...Captured third career victory at age 46 years, 3 months and 13 days at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Tied for the lead after 54 holes with John Rollins, Jason Bohn, Carl Pettersson and Billy Andrade after opening 68-65-70. Broke the five-way tie with a final-round 4-under-par 67 to defeat Bohn by one stroke. Earned a career-best $990,000 and surpassed $1 million in season earnings for the first time in his career...Two weeks after winning in Boston finished solo second at the Valero Texas Open. 2004: Made 15 cuts in 30 starts, including two top-10s. Played in the final group on Sunday with Adam Scott at the Booz Allen Classic, finished T7. Second top-10 was a T4 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Missed the cut in the last two tournaments of the season and finished 127th on the money list. 2003: Finished outside the top 125 for the first time since 1994. Played in 34 tournaments and made 22 cuts to finish 130th on the money list. Finished in the top 20 three times. 2002: Finished among the top 125 for the seventh consecutive season...Finished T9 at the Kemper Insurance Open for his first top-10 since a T7 at the 2001 Canon Greater Hartford Open...Shot an opening-round 73 at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic before coming alive on the weekend (65-66) and finished at 11-under-par 273 for T5. 2001: Best chance to earn first TOUR title since 1999 came in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Shared third-round lead with Phil Mickelson at 14-under-par 202. Closed with 73 to finish T3, three shots behind winner Davis Love III...Made 34th ace in U.S. Open history when he holed a 7-iron from 165 yards on the 11th hole en route to finishing T24. 2000: Had a season-best T9 at the Greater Milwaukee Open. 1999: Earned his second TOUR victory in as many seasons with win at the MasterCard Colonial. Final-round 66, which included two eagles, produced a one-stroke victory. Win came on his 40th birthday and $504,000 payday was largest of career to that point. Also earned a spot in 2000 Mercedes Championships, which he had to miss in 1999 due to October surgery on his left arm. Leading up to victory, was not allowed to hit more than a small bucket of balls in practice. Went from late August 1998 to mid-February 1999 without touching his clubs. 1998: After 14 years as a professional, claimed his first TOUR title at the Canon Greater Hartford Open. Closed with 67 to earn a playoff spot with Stewart Cink and Larry Mize. On the first extra hole, chipped in for birdie from 40 feet for the win, becoming the first player since Greg Norman at the 1995 NEC World Series of Golf to win a playoff by chipping in. 1996: Cracked top 125 on TOUR for the first time when he finished 100th on money list...In only Nationwide Tour start, earned fourth Nationwide Tour title with a victory in the Dominion Open. 1993: Won Monterrey Open and finished seventh on Nationwide Tour money list to earn exempt status on PGA TOUR. 1991: Won Bakersfield Open and Hawkeye Open to finish second on Nationwide Tour money list and earn exempt status on PGA TOUR.