Brian Huggett
Brian Huggett | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Brian George Charles Huggett |
Nickname | Welsh bulldog |
Born |
Porthcawl, Wales | 18 November 1936
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Nationality |
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Residence | Ross-on-Wye, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1951 |
Former tour(s) |
European Tour European Seniors Tour |
Professional wins | 34 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 2 |
European Senior Tour | 10 |
Other | 22 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T2: 1965 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
Achievements and awards | |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire | 1978 |
Harry Vardon Trophy | 1968 |
Brian George Charles Huggett, MBE (born 18 November 1936) is a Welsh professional golfer.[1] In 2006 he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.
Huggett turned professional in 1951 and won sixteen events on the European circuit, including two after the formal start of the European Tour in 1972. He topped the Order or Merit in 1968 and was the third-highest money winner in the first season of the formal tour. He finished third in the Open Championship in 1962, albeit a full thirteen shots behind runaway winner Arnold Palmer, but in 1965 finished second, two shots behind Australia's Peter Thomson at Royal Birkdale. In 1970 he was ranked among the top ten players in the world in McCormack's World Golf Rankings, the forerunner of the modern World Ranking.
Huggett joined the European Seniors Tour when it debuted in 1992 and won ten times at that level. He finished second on the European Seniors Tour Order of Merit in 1993, 1994 and 1998. He played six times for Great Britain and Ireland in the Ryder Cup (1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973 and 1975) and had a 9–10–6 win-loss-half record. He was Great Britain & Ireland's non-playing captain in 1977.
Huggett has also been a golf-course designer. He is now a member at the Ross-on-Wye Golf Club in Herefordshire.
Professional wins (34)
European circuit wins (14)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 5 Aug 1962 | Dutch Open | 69-71-65-69=274 | 2 strokes | |
2 | 27 Apr 1963 | Cox Moore Tournament | 72-68-70-66=276 | 1 stroke | |
3 | 11 Aug 1963 | German Open | 70-70-68-70=278 | 1 stroke | |
4 | 10 Jun 1967 | PGA Close Championship | 66-67-67-71=271 | 8 strokes | |
5 | 17 Jun 1967 | Martini International | 69-70-70-70=279 | Tie | |
6 | 1 Jun 1968 | Sumrie Tournament | 69-75-70-68=282 | 4 strokes | |
7 | 15 Jun 1968 | Martini International | 72-69-66-71=278 | 2 strokes | |
8 | 8 Sep 1968 | News of the World Match Play | 1 up | ||
9 | 31 May 1969 | Daks Tournament | 71-71-75-72=289 | 2 strokes | |
10 | 1 Jul 1969 | Bowmaker Tournament | 68-67=135 | Tie | |
11 | 22 Mar 1970 | Algarve Open | 75-78-71-69=293 | 3 strokes | |
12 | 21 Jun 1970 | Carroll's International | 68-68-69-74=279 | 7 strokes | |
13 | 12 Sep 1970 | Dunlop Masters | 80-78-70-65=293 | 5 strokes | |
14 | 5 Jun 1971 | Daks Tournament | 69-75-68-72=284 | Tie |
European Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 13 Apr 1974 | Portuguese Open | −4 (71-66-68-67=272) | 4 strokes | |
2 | 4 Jun 1978 | B.A./Avis Open | −13 (65-66-71-69=271) | 3 strokes |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1972 | Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open | Lost on second extra hole |
Other wins (8)
- 1957 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Ross Whitehead)
- 1961 Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes Tournament (with Martin Christmas)
- 1965 Smart Weston Tournament, Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes Tournament (with Michael Burgess)
- 1968 Shell Winter Tournament
- 1969 Turnberry-B.O.A.C. Foursomes Tournament (with Colin Cowdrey)
- 1972 Sumrie Better-Ball (with Malcolm Gregson)
- 1978 Welsh Professional Championship
European Seniors Tour wins (10)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 26 Apr 1992 | Gary Player Anvil Senior Classic | 76-74-71=221 | Playoff | |
2 | 30 Aug 1992 | Northern Electric Seniors | 75-74-75=224 | Playoff | |
3 | 13 Jun 1993 | Northern Electric Seniors | 73-34=107 | 1 stroke | |
4 | 7 Aug 1993 | Forte PGA Seniors Championship | −6 (69-65-70=204) | 3 strokes | |
5 | 22 May 1994 | La Manga Spanish Seniors Open | −1 (72-74-69=215) | Playoff | |
6 | 1 Apr 1995 | Windsor Senior Masters | −7 (70-67-72=209) | 1 stroke | |
7 | 3 Sep 1995 | Shell Scottish Seniors Open | −10 (64-70-66=200) | 2 strokes | |
8 | 2 Aug 1998 | Schroder Senior Masters | −7 (72-71-66=209) | Playoff | |
9 | 9 Aug 1998 | Senior British Open | −5 (71-70-71-71=283) | Playoff | |
10 | 7 May 2000 | Beko Classic | −8 (69-68-71=208) | Playoff |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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The Open Championship | T25 | T3 | T14 | CUT | T2 | T43 | T25 | T13 | T16 |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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The Open Championship | T28 | T25 | T26 | CUT | CUT | T40 | CUT | T48 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Huggett only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1973, 1974 and 1978 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
Professional
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977 (non-playing captain)
- World Cup (representing Wales): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979
- R.T.V. International Trophy (representing Wales): 1967
- Double Diamond International (representing Wales): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 (captain), 1975, 1976, 1977 (captain)
- Marlboro Nations' Cup (representing Wales): 1972, 1973
- Sotogrande Match/Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1974 (winners, captain), 1978 (winners, captain)
- Praia d'El Rey European Cup: 1998 (tie)
See also
References
- ↑ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 250. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
External links
- Brian Huggett at the European Tour official site