Clark Dennis

Clark Sherwood Dennis (born February 14, 1966) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour from 1990 to 2000. He had one win on the Nationwide Tour and a best finish of tied for third place on the PGA Tour. He was tied for sixth in the 1994 U.S. Open. As a senior, Dennis has won several times on the European Senior Tour.

Clark Dennis
Personal information
Full name	Clark Sherwood Dennis
Born	(1966-02-14) February 14, 1966 (age 59) Houston, Texas
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Arkansas Southern Methodist University
Turned professional	1986
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Nike Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	1
European Senior Tour	6
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1995
PGA Championship	CUT: 1998
U.S. Open	T6: 1994
The Open Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
European Senior Tour Order of Merit winner 2017 European Senior Tour Rookie of the Year 2017

Amateur career

Dennis played college golf at the University of Arkansas and Southern Methodist University.

Professional career

In 1986, Dennis turned professional. He played on both the PGA Tour (1990–91, 1994–95, 1998–99) and Nationwide Tour (1993, 1996–97, 2000). His best finishes on the PGA Tour were a pair of T-3, at the 1990 Hawaiian Open and at the 1998 Kemper Open. His best finish on the Nationwide Tour was a win at the 1993 Nike Bakersfield Open. His best finish in a major was at the 1994 U.S. Open.^[1]

Senior career

Dennis finished in a tie for second place in the 2017 European Senior Tour qualifying school to gain his place on the tour.^[2] Dennis played in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open^[3] and the 2017 Senior Open Championship.^[4] In September 2017 he had his first success on the European Senior Tour, winning the Senior Italian Open. The final round was abandoned because of a waterlogged course. Dennis and Peter Fowler were tied after two rounds and a playoff was arranged on the 18th hole, played as a par three from the fairway. Dennis won at the first playoff hole with a birdie. The following month he won the Dutch Senior Masters, his second win on the tour. He had six other top-5 finishes during the season and won the John Jacobs Trophy as the leader of the Order of Merit.^[5]

In June 2018 he retained the Senior Italian Open. Rafael Gómez led by two strokes with one hole to play but bogeyed the final hole while Dennis made a birdie. Dennis then won at the first playoff hole after Gómez made another bogey. He had his second win of the season in December at the MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius where he was 23-under-par for the three rounds, winning by eight strokes.

Awards and honors

• In 2017, Dennis earned Rookie of the Year honors for the European Senior Tour
• In 2017, Dennis was the Order of Merit winner for the European Senior Tour

Professional wins (9)

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Oct 10, 1993	Nike Bakersfield Open	−14 (64-69-69=202)	Playoff	Jim Furyk, Sonny Skinner

Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1993	Nike Bakersfield Open	Jim Furyk, Sonny Skinner	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

• 1988 Nevada State Open
• 1992 Texas State Open

European Senior Tour wins (6)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 10, 2017	Senior Italian Open	−7 (67-70=137)*	Playoff	Peter Fowler
2	Oct 8, 2017	Dutch Senior Masters	−2 (69-72-70=211)	1 stroke	Paul Eales, Carl Mason, Andrew Oldcorn
3	Jun 17, 2018	Senior Italian Open (2)	−13 (67-67-69=203)	Playoff	Rafael Gómez
4	Dec 9, 2018	MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius)	−23 (63-66-64=193)	8 strokes	Magnus Persson Atlevi
5	Jul 21, 2019	WINSTONgolf Senior Open	−15 (70-68-63=201)	1 stroke	José María Olazábal
6	Jun 9, 2024	Costa Navarino Legends Tour Trophy	−17 (66-66-66=198)	4 strokes	Scott Hend

*Note: The 2017 Senior Italian Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

European Senior Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2017	Senior Italian Open	Peter Fowler	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2018	Sharjah Senior Golf Masters	Peter Fowler, Thaworn Wiratchant	Wiratchant won with par on fourth extra hole Fowler eliminated by par on first hole
3	2018	Senior Italian Open	Rafael Gómez	Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Masters Tournament								CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	T43					T6	CUT						CUT
PGA Championship											CUT

Note: Dennis never played The Open Championship.

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
The Tradition				NT
Senior PGA Championship		73		NT	CUT	CUT	T59	CUT	CUT
Senior Players Championship		T14
U.S. Senior Open	CUT	CUT	T38	NT	CUT	T55	T38		CUT
The Senior Open Championship	T31	T32	T46	NT	T16	T27	T33	T25	T22

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

• 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1993 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• List of golfers with most European Senior Tour wins