| Clark Dennis | |
| Fullname: | Clark Sherwood Dennis |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas |
| Weight: | 180lb |
| College: | University of Arkansas Southern Methodist University |
| Yearpro: | 1986 |
| Tour: | European Senior Tour PGA Tour Champions |
| Extour: | PGA Tour Nike Tour |
| Prowins: | 9 |
| Nwidewins: | 1 |
| Seneurowins: | 6 |
| Otherwins: | 2 |
| Masters: | CUT: 1995 |
| Usopen: | T6: 1994 |
| Open: | DNP |
| Pga: | CUT: 1998 |
| Award1: | European Senior Tour Order of Merit winner |
| Year1: | 2017 |
| Award2: | European Senior Tour Rookie of the Year |
| Year2: | 2017 |
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. He qualified for the 2017 European Senior Tour where he had two tournament wins and won the John Jacobs Trophy as the leader of the Order of Merit.
Dennis played college golf at the University of Arkansas and Southern Methodist University. He turned professional in 1986.
Dennis 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]
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.
Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | NT | ||||||||
| Senior PGA Championship | 73 | NT | CUT | CUT | T59 | CUT | |||
| U.S. Senior Open | CUT | CUT | T38 | NT | CUT | T55 | T38 | ||
| Senior Players Championship | T14 | ||||||||
| The Senior Open Championship | T31 | T32 | T46 | NT | T16 | T27 | T33 | T25 |