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Brian Watts

Canada and United States · born , Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1runner-up finish

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1998 Open

Near misses

  1. 1998 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · runner-up to Mark O'Meara · 280 · lost playoff

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Mark O'Meara's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1998 The Open

    Runner-up to Mark O'Meara · 280.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1998.

    Career line, 1998–1998

    1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up

    Brian Watts was born on March 18, 1966, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watts' best major finish was second, at the 1998 Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1998 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · runner-up to Mark O'Meara · 280 · lost playoff

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 1988 Wikipedia

    College or club

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1994 Descente Classic winner
    • 1994 Mizuno Open winner
    • 1994 Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta winner
    • 1994 Bridgestone Open winner
    • 1994 Philip Morris Championship winner
    • 1995 Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open winner
    • 1995 Mizuno Open winner
    • 1996 Fujisankei Classic winner
    • 1997 Mizuno Open winner
    • 1997 Philip Morris Championship winner

    Source: Wikipedia: Brian Watts

    Known for

    • Brian Peter Watts (born March 18, 1966) is an American professional golfer. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Brian Watts
    2. Wikidata: Q4542964