Eric Brown | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Eric Chalmers Brown | ||
Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | 15 February 1925||
Died | 6 March 1986 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 61)||
Sporting nationality | Scotland | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1946 | ||
Professional wins | 27 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | 3rd/T3: 1957, 1958 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Eric Chalmers Brown (15 February 1925 – 6 March 1986) [1] was a Scottish professional golfer [2] [3] and bar owner. [4]
Eric Brown was born in Edinburgh. Aged fifteen months he moved to Bathgate, when his father George got a job as a technical-subjects teacher. Eric stayed in Stuart Terrace and played at the golf course across the road. [5] He represented Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1953, 1955, 1957 and 1959 and had a 4–4–0 win–loss–half record. He won all of his four singles matches but lost his four foursomes matches. He topped the European Order of Merit in 1957. He was the non-playing captain of the British Ryder Cup teams in 1969 [6] and 1971. [7] He won the Scottish PGA Championship eight times between 1956 and 1968. [8]
In 1974 he opened his own pub called Eric Brown's on Dalry Road in Edinburgh. The pub would become a fixture on the city's music scene and would host early performances from future top ten hitmakers like The Associates and The Thompson Twins on its small stage. [9]
In March 1986, Brown died of a stroke at his home in Edinburgh. [10]
Tournament | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | 23 | T40 | T9 | T9 | T12 | 3 | T3 | WD |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
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The Open Championship | T9 | T5 | T34 | CUT | CUT | T17 | T23 | T43 | T18 | T16 | T32 | T40 |
Note: Brown only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Eric Brown | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Eric Chalmers Brown | ||
Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | 15 February 1925||
Died | 6 March 1986 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 61)||
Sporting nationality | Scotland | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1946 | ||
Professional wins | 27 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | 3rd/T3: 1957, 1958 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
|
Eric Chalmers Brown (15 February 1925 – 6 March 1986) [1] was a Scottish professional golfer [2] [3] and bar owner. [4]
Eric Brown was born in Edinburgh. Aged fifteen months he moved to Bathgate, when his father George got a job as a technical-subjects teacher. Eric stayed in Stuart Terrace and played at the golf course across the road. [5] He represented Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1953, 1955, 1957 and 1959 and had a 4–4–0 win–loss–half record. He won all of his four singles matches but lost his four foursomes matches. He topped the European Order of Merit in 1957. He was the non-playing captain of the British Ryder Cup teams in 1969 [6] and 1971. [7] He won the Scottish PGA Championship eight times between 1956 and 1968. [8]
In 1974 he opened his own pub called Eric Brown's on Dalry Road in Edinburgh. The pub would become a fixture on the city's music scene and would host early performances from future top ten hitmakers like The Associates and The Thompson Twins on its small stage. [9]
In March 1986, Brown died of a stroke at his home in Edinburgh. [10]
Tournament | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Open Championship | CUT | 23 | T40 | T9 | T9 | T12 | 3 | T3 | WD |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Open Championship | T9 | T5 | T34 | CUT | CUT | T17 | T23 | T43 | T18 | T16 | T32 | T40 |
Note: Brown only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place