Brian J. Claar (born July 29, 1959) is an American professional golfer.
| Brian Claar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brian J. Claar | ||
| Born | July 29, 1959 Santa Monica, California | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Tampa | ||
| Turned professional | 1981 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Asia Golf Circuit | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1990 | ||
| PGA Championship | T9: 1992 | ||
| U.S. Open | 5th: 1989 | ||
| The Open Championship | T49: 1995 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life edit
Claar was born in Santa Monica, California. He played college golf at the University of Tampa where he was a two-time All-American.[1] He was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.[2]
Professional career edit
Claar turned professional in 1981.[1] He played on the PGA Tour from 1986 to 1998. He was selected as the PGA Rookie of the Year in 1986.[3] His best finish was a T-2 at the 1991 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He then played primarily on the Nationwide Tour from 1999 to 2002. His best finishes on this tour were a pair of T-2s in 2002, a playoff loss at the Hershey Open and T-2 at the Utah Classic.
Outside of the United States, Claar had success on the Asia Golf Circuit. In 1989 he claimed the Order of Merit title having won twice during the season, at the Hong Kong and Thailand opens.[4]
Claar twice finished in the top-10 at a major. At the 1989 U.S. Open, he finished fifth, two shots behind Curtis Strange. At the 1992 PGA Championship, he finished tied for ninth, six shots behind Nick Price.[5]
Claar has also worked as Champions Tour official.[6][7]
Professional wins (3) edit
Asia Golf Circuit wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 19, 1989 | Johnnie Walker Hong Kong Open | −6 (70-68-69-67=274) | 1 stroke |  Mats Lanner,  Gary Rusnak
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| 2 | Feb 26, 1989 | Thai International Thailand Open | −16 (66-67-68-71=272) | 3 strokes | E. J. Pfister
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Other wins (1) edit
- 1983 Rhode Island Open
Playoff record edit
Buy.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Hershey Open | Steve Ford, Cliff Kresge, Joel Kribel
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Kresge won with birdie on third extra hole |
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||
| U.S. Open | 5 | T29 | CUT | T46 | |||
| The Open Championship | T49 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T9 | CUT | T49 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Official 1991 PGA TOUR Media Guide. PGA Tour. 1990. p. 58.
- ^ University of Tampa Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Power of Love
- ^ "Sport Shorts". The Associated Press. April 23, 1989.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships".
- ^ Preparing for Champions: Crosswater gets a 'major' new look from Tour officials Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Champions Tour event suspended due to high winds". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
External links edit
- Brian Claar at the PGA Tour official site
- Brian Claar at the Official World Golf Ranking official site