Daniel Brooks

Was introduced to the game at the age of nine by his father, a single-figure handicapper. Benefitted in his early career when his aunt married a teaching professional, who works at Mill Hill Golf Club, where Brooks learned his trade.
Brooks turned professional in 2007 and spent his first three years as a professional playing on the PGA EuroPro Tour. In 2009, Brooks recorded his first and only win on the PGA EuroPro Tour at the Sureshot GPS International Open at Bovey Castle on the way to a third place finish on the Order of Merit.
In 2010, Brooks joined the Challenge Tour after failing to gain his European Tour playing rights at qualifying school for the second consecutive year in 2009. Brooks continued to play on the Challenge Tour for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He earned his first European Tour card by finishing 21st on the 2012 Challenge Tour rankings. In 2013 he split his time between the two tours before re-earning his playing rights on the European Tour for the 2014 season at qualifying school in 2013. This success at qualifying school was his first in six attempts.
Won his maiden title at the 2014 Madeira Islands Open ? Portugal ? BPI, which was reduced to 36 holes after long fog delays throughout the week.
2014 Notes: Brook's made a good start to his 2014 European Tour season, making the cut in each of his first eight competition before achieving his maiden European Tour victory at the 2014 Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI in just his ninth start on tour. The win was overshadowed by the death of Alastair Forsyth's caddie, Iain McGregor, of a heart attack during play, with many people criticising the decision to play on and complete the tournament following the death. Although Brooks finished 140th in the Race to Dubai (thirty places outside the final guaranteed exempt position), his win exempts him for the 2015 season
In 2015 Brooks finished T-20th at the Alstom Open de France, breaking a streak of 13 straight missed cuts. Improved things with a T-7th finish at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open which got him one of the last slots into the Open Championship.