(1963-04-05) April 5, 1963 (age 61) Missouri City, Texas, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight
205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
Missouri City, Texas
Career
College
University of Houston
Turned professional
1987
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour
Professional wins
3
Highest ranking
54 (May 17, 1992)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament
T19: 1992
PGA Championship
T40: 1992
U.S. Open
T3: 1990
The Open Championship
CUT: 1992
William[2] (Billy) Ray Brown (born April 5, 1963) is a former American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s and 1990s, and a current on course reporter for Golf Channel[3] and commentator for CBS Sports.[4]
Brown was born, raised, and makes his home in Missouri City, Texas. His father, Charlie Brown,[5] played football for the Houston Cougars football and professionally in the CFL and AFL. Billy Ray attended the University of Houston and was a member of the Cougar golf team. He won the 1982 NCAA Division I Championship as a freshman. He was also a member of the 1984 and 1985 national championship teams, and was an All-American all four years.
Brown won three PGA Tour events in a career cut short by an injury and subsequent surgeries to his wrist. His best finish in a major championship was T-3 at the 1990 U.S. Open, one stroke out of the playoff.[6] He had 17 top-10 finishes in 315 PGA Tour events.
After his playing days ended, Brown moved into the media to serve as an on-course reporter for ABC Sports from 1999 until 2006. In 2007, Brown joined the Golf Channel as an on-course reporter for their PGA Tour and Champions Tour coverage.[3]
^"Week 20 1992 Ending 17 May 1992" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, database, FamilySearch : 1 January 2015, William Ray Brown, 05 Apr 1963; database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
^ ab"Billy Ray Brown". Golf Channel.
^"Masters Live on CBSSports.com Returns for 2013 Masters". CBS Sports. April 3, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
^Birth record for William Ray Brown, Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^"Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 22, 2008.
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