He hasn\u2019t found much better form in his handful of DP World Tour appearances, either, with a tied-16th at the Nexo Championship<\/a> a particular highlight.<\/p>\n There was a top-20 at The Open, though. It was, of course, in golf\u2019s oldest major in 2024 when Brown announced himself to the golfing world.<\/p>\n Brown led through 18 holes at Royal Troon, and was never more than two shots off the lead before a final-round 74 saw him finish nine back of eventual Champion Golfer Xander Schauffele. But he had already won over the fans with his laid-back style as he casually plotted his way around the famous Ayrshire links, often with a cigarette hanging from his mouth. Schauffele may have left clutching the Claret Jug, but Brown departed Scotland as the People\u2019s Champion. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n This season, though, Brown has been hampered by a persistent wrist injury that forced him out of the British Masters, Irish Open, and BMW PGA Championship. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n As a result, the 31-year-old, who is currently ranked 144th in the FedEx Cup standings, has decided he won\u2019t be heading back across the Atlantic in order to try and improve on that in the PGA Tour\u2019s Fall Series<\/a> \u2013 after which those inside the top 100 will earn full playing rights for 2027, while those ranked 101 to 125 will be offered conditional status.<\/p>\n Brown explained his decision in a short statement<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n \u201cDue to the recent health and injury issues, I have made the difficult decision to not go back to the PGA Tour for the rest of the 2026 season,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving had a few days to think about things and after Wentworth I don\u2019t feel as though I\u2019m in the right place mentally and physically to see things out the way I would have liked.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cA huge thank you to everyone in America who made me feel welcome, I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to have played some amazing golf tournaments and made some new friends along the way.<\/p>\n \u201cSo with that I will be playing the rest of the year on the DP World Tour, a place in which I\u2019m comfortable and can in turn surround myself with people who I feel can get me back on the right track.<\/p>\n \u201cLastly a huge thank you to all my family, friends and sponsors who have stuck by me through a frustrating period.\u201d<\/p>\n Among those to respond was eight-time PGA Tour champion Billy Horschel, who simply wrote: \u201cWe miss you mate!\u201d<\/p>\n Brown, whose victory at the 2025 BMW International Open means he has DP World Tour exemption until the end of next season, will begin his rehabilitation at this year\u2019s Dunhill Links Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n Three-time winner Tyrrell Hatton, defending champion Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose and Brooks Koepka will headline the pro-am, which is held over St Andrews\u2019 Old Course, Carnoustie, and Kingsbarns, while Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Cameron Smith<\/a> and Bubba Watson are among the LIV contingent teeing up at the Home of Golf. <\/p>\n Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed, meanwhile, has withdrawn as he continues his recovery from the wrist injury that forced him out of the BMW PGA Championship<\/a> midway through the second round at Wentworth.<\/p>\n \t\t\t![\"Dan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-dan-brown-first-round-leader-2024-open.jpg\")
Dan Brown finished tied-10th in his major championship debut at the 2024 Open. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n