Clark Dennis


Clark Sherwood Dennis 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.

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 and Nationwide Tour. 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.

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. Dennis played in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open and the 2017 Senior Open Championship. 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.
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)

Nike Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11993Nike Bakersfield Open

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Sep 10, 2017Senior Italian Open−7 Playoff

Results in major championships

Note: Dennis never played The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order
Tournament201720182019202020212022202320242025
The TraditionNT
Senior PGA Championship73NTCUTCUTT59CUTCUT
Senior Players ChampionshipT14
U.S. Senior OpenCUTCUTT38NTCUTT55T38CUT
The Senior Open ChampionshipT31T32T46NTT16T27T33T25T22

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