Background
Browne was born in Washington, District of Columbia
Browne was born in Washington, District of Columbia
He graduated from Saint Albans School in 1977.
He then went on to Occidental College in 1981. He turned professional in 1984. He lives in Hobe Sound, Florida.
He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
On August 8, 2007, Browne was named one of the assistant captains for the 2008 United States Ryder Cup team At the 1998 Masters Tournament, Browne and Scott Simpson both carded a quadruple bogey on the opening hole of the first round - the worst start in the history of the tournament.
Browne qualified for the 2005 United States. Open at Pinehurst by shooting a final round 59 in the qualifying tournament. He shared the lead the first two days of the Open, dropping into a tie for second going into the final day.
He shot a final round 80 to drop to T-23rd.
Browne played in his first Champions Tour event in 2009 at The Principal Charity Classic, where he shared the first round lead but struggled on the weekend. In 2011 and 2012, Browne worked for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network as on-course reporter during the network"s golf telecasts. However, he was replaced by Dottie Pepper in 2013.
Browne has a son, Olin Junior., who is also a professional golfer.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (3) Nike Tour wins (4) Champions Tour wins (2) Other wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10. Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1994 United States Open – 1997 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 Wins (1) Senior results timeline Results are not in chronological order before 2014.
DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place. Yellow background for top-10.
He is currently a member of Wolferts Roost Country Club in Albany, New New York
