Daniel Brown (born 11 October 1994) is an English

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who plays on the

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. He claimed his first win on the tour at the 2023

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Early life

Brown was born in

Northallerton Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Wiske in the Vale of Mowbray and had a population of 16,832 in 2011. Northallerton is an administrative centre for York and North Yorkshire ...

, England

Professional career

After reaching the final stage of the

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in 2017 but failing to qualify, Brown played a limited schedule on the

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...

in 2018 but made only two cuts in 13 events. From 2019 to 2021, Brown played on the

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. In 2021, he tied for second in the season-ending event and finished fourth in the Order of Merit, earning a return to the Challenge Tour. He finished 30th in the

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rankings, highlighted by a runner-up finish at the

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in October. In November, Brown finished third at the

to claim a

card for the 2023 season. In August 2023, Brown claimed his first win on the European Tour at the

in Northern Ireland. He won

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, five shots ahead of

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. In July 2024, he made his major championship debut at the

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after earning a place in the field through final qualifying, and had the lead after the first round after a bogey-free 65.

Amateur wins

*2015 Dutch Junior Open *2016

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, North of England Open Amateur Championship Source:

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Evolve Pro Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Dan English male golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Yorkshire Sportspeople from Northallerton 1994 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen