David Brown
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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Wins
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2nd Place
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First Win Age
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Last Win Age
Major Championship Wins
Career Highlights
- 1886 Open Championship — Won at Musselburgh at age 25, defeating Willie Campbell by two strokes
- 1903 U.S. Open — Runner-up at age 42, lost playoff to Willie Anderson after tying at 72 holes
- Career — Twelve top-10 finishes in major championships spanning nearly two decades
- Unique Victory — Won 1886 Open as an amateur roofing slater, turned pro after his surprise championship
Did You Know?
- Borrowed Clothes Victory: Brown worked as a roofing slater when Musselburgh Club secretary invited him to play and provided him with striped trousers, a frock coat, and a top hat to wear — he shocked everyone by winning
- Wall Street Victim: After finding success in America, Brown lost most of his wealth in the 1929 Wall Street Crash and returned to Scotland where he died in 1936
- Trans-Atlantic Career: One of the few golfers of his era to compete successfully in both The Open Championship (winning in 1886) and U.S. Open (runner-up in 1903)