Clark Sherwood Dennis (born February 14, 1966) is an American

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. He played on the

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and

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from 1990 to 2000. He had one win on the Nationwide Tour and a best finish of tied for third place on the PGA Tour. He was tied for sixth in the 1994 U.S. Open. As a senior, Dennis has won several times on the

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Amateur career

Dennis played college golf at the

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and

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Professional career

In 1986, Dennis turned professional. He played on both the

(1990–91, 1994–95, 1998–99) and

(1993, 1996–97, 2000). His best finishes on the PGA Tour were a pair of T-3, at the 1990

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and at the 1998

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. His best finish on the Nationwide Tour was a win at the 1993 Nike Bakersfield Open. His best finish in a

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was at the 1994 U.S. Open.

Senior career

Dennis finished in a tie for second place in the 2017 European Senior Tour

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to gain his place on the tour. Dennis played in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open and the 2017 Senior Open Championship. In September 2017 he had his first success on the

, winning the Senior Italian Open. The final round was abandoned because of a waterlogged course. Dennis and Peter Fowler were tied after two rounds and a playoff was arranged on the 18th hole, played as a par three from the fairway. Dennis won at the first playoff hole with a birdie. The following month he won the Dutch Senior Masters, his second win on the tour. He had six other top-5 finishes during the season and won the John Jacobs Trophy as the leader of the Order of Merit. In June 2018 he retained the Senior Italian Open. Rafael Gómez led by two strokes with one hole to play but bogeyed the final hole while Dennis made a birdie. Dennis then won at the first playoff hole after Gómez made another bogey. He had his second win of the season in December at the MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius where he was 23-under-par for the three rounds, winning by eight strokes.

Awards and honors

* In 2017, Dennis earned Rookie of the Year honors for the

* In 2017, Dennis was the Order of Merit winner for the

Professional wins (9)

Nike Tour wins (1)

Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (2)

*1988 Nevada State Open *1992 Texas State Open

European Senior Tour wins (6)

''*Note: The 2017 Senior Italian Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.'' European Senior Tour playoff record (2–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Dennis never played

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.''
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in senior major championships

''Results not in chronological order'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dennis, Clark American male golfers Arkansas Razorbacks men's golfers SMU Mustangs men's golfers PGA Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Fort Worth, Texas 1966 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen