Who is Daniel Brown? Meet the English golfer in contention at The Open 2024 on major debut

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Daniel Brown is a male professional golfer who is in contention to win The Open 2024 on his major championship debut.

Most golf fans had not heard of Brown before play started on Thursday but he is having a tournament to remember at Royal Troon.

The Englishman was the overnight leader after day one of The Open, having shot a mightily impressive six-under 65.

He was seven shots worse off on Friday but still found himself in second place behind Shane Lowry heading into the weekend.

A 73 on Saturday was enough to keep him in joint second place, one behind Billy Horschel, and firmly in contention to lift the Claret Jug. What a story it would be if he won!

The Golfing Gazette tells you everything you need to know about Brown, including his world ranking, career earnings and caddie.

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Daniel Brown age

Daniel Brown was born on October 11, 1994, in Northallerton, England. Northallerton is a small market town in the county of Yorkshire.

Daniel Brown home club

Brown is a member of Romanby Golf Club, near his home town. He has also played a lot at Bedale Golf Club.

Golf career

Daniel Brown professional wins

Brown has two wins on the Evolve Pro Tour: Lo Romero (2018) and La Serena Open (2018).

He has also won on the DP World Tour, beating Matt Fitzpatrick’s brother, Alex, by five shots at the ISPS Handa World Invitational in 2023.

Daniel Brown career earnings

Brown has earned €917,150.35 from playing in 46 events on the DP World Tour, according to the European Tour website. He will earn $3.1 million if he is able to win the Claret Jug. Indeed, he only needs to finish third to earn more ($1.1m) than his entire career to date.

Daniel Brown world ranking

Brown is ranked 272nd by the Official World Golf Ranking. His highest-ever ranking was 187th, which he could overtake with a great final round at The Open 2024.

Daniel Brown caddie

Brown’s caddie for The Open is his brother and fellow golfer, Ben. Like Daniel, Ben also competed to qualify for the tournament at Royal Troon but he missed out.

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Social media

Daniel Brown Instagram

You can find Brown on Instagram under the handle @danbrown212. He has over 5,500 followers – a figure that will surely go up if he continues to play this well.

Daniel Brown Twitter

Brown does not have a public Twitter/X account.