# 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. 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.

## Amateur career

Dennis played college golf at the University of Arkansas and Southern Methodist University. He turned professional in 1986.

## Professional career

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.
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.

## 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 | 1994 | 1995 | 1998 | 2001 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | CUT | | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T43 | T6 | CUT | | CUT |
| PGA Championship | | | | | CUT | |
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

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