| Markus Brier | |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
| Residence: | Vienna, Austria |
| Yearpro: | 1995 |
| Tour: | European Senior Tour[1] |
| Extour: | European Tour Challenge Tour Alps Tour |
| Prowins: | 9 |
| Eurowins: | 2 |
| Asiawins: | 1 |
| Chalwins: | 2 |
| Seneurowins: | 1 |
| Otherwins: | 4 |
| Masters: | DNP |
| Usopen: | DNP |
| Open: | T12: 2007 |
| Pga: | CUT: 2007 |
Markus Brier (born 5 July 1968) is an Austrian professional golfer. He won twice on the European Tour and in 2008 was his country's second highest ranked player, behind Bernd Wiesberger.
Brier won the Swiss and German Amateur Opens in the mid-1990s, and turned professional in 1995 at a relatively late age. Nine top ten finishes, including five top threes, on the 1999 Challenge Tour earned him third place on the season ending money list and playing privileges on the European Tour for 2000. He retained his tour card through his final position on the order of merit every year, except for 2002 and 2010 when he regained it through final qualifying school.
Since joining the European Tour, Brier has continued to play in his home event, the Austrian Open, winning it on two occasions during a period when it was a Challenge Tour event. In 2006 the tournament was promoted back onto the main European Tour schedule, now under the sponsored title BA-CA Golf Open. In its first year back, Brier once again took the title, in the process becoming the first Austrian golfer to win a European Tour event.[2] This win helped him to his then best year-end finish on the Order of Merit of 49th.
Brier's second European Tour win came in 2007 at the Volvo China Open and he improved his position on the year end Order of Merit to 32nd. He has also featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
In 2012, Brier failed to regain his card at qualifying school. He failed to do so again in 2016 at age 48. He was the oldest competitor during 2016 Q School. Had he placed high enough, he would have been the oldest player to graduate to the European Tour via Q School.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jun 2006 | BA-CA Golf Open | −18 (65-67-66-68=266) | 3 strokes | Søren Hansen | |
| 2 | 15 Apr 2007 | Volvo China Open1 | −10 (72-68-67-67=274) | 5 strokes |  Scott Hend, Graeme McDowell, Andrew McLardy |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Jun 2002 | Austrian Golf Open | −21 (67-67-62-71=267) | 1 stroke |  Gary Birch Jr. | |
| 2 | 5 Sep 2004 | BA-CA Golf Open (2) | −23 (65-63-66-67=261) | 8 strokes |  Roope Kakko, Lee Slattery |
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Sep 2001 | Steigenberger Open | −14 (67-66-72=205) | Playoff |  Ulf Wendling | |
| 2 | 20 Aug 2005 | MAN NÖ Open | −6 (71-69-64=204)* | 1 stroke |  Francisco Valera | |
| 3 | 14 May 2022 | Gösser Open | −17 (67-66-66=199) | 1 stroke |  Clark Dennis, Lukas Lipold, Andrea Saracino |
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | T46 | CUT | T12 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | NT | |||||||
| Senior PGA Championship | CUT | NT | T40 | CUT | CUT | |||
| U.S. Senior Open | NT | T40 | T25 | |||||
| Senior Players Championship | ||||||||
| Senior British Open Championship | T32 | CUT | NT | CUT | T53 | CUT | T29 |
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