Billy Ray Brown
Collegiate/Amateur
Played golf at the University of Houston
1982 NCAA Individual Champion and Team Champion
1983 Fall Southwest Conference Individual Champion
1983 Third Place Team Finish at NCAA National Championship
1984 Fall Southwest Conference Individual Champion and NCAA Team Champion
1985 NCAA Champions.
Four-time All Southwest Conference
Four-time NCAA All American
1982 Bill Ennis Award recognizing city of Houston athlete of the year
Member of the US All-Star Team vs. Japan matches in 1983
High School
As a member of the Dulles High School team; 1979 Texas Regional High School Champions 1980 and 1981 Regional and State of Texas Champions
Professional/Personal
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. 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.
Birthplace: Missouri City, Texas
Born: April 5, 1963