Brian Huggett
Summary
Near misses
- 1962 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T3 · 289
- 1965 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · runner-up to Peter Thomson · 287
Ryder Cup
6 Cups, 25 matches: 9 won, 10 lost, 6 halved, 12 points. Foursomes 5-3-2, four-ball 1-4-3, singles 3-3-1.
- 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 2-2-1, 2.5 points · automatic
- 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points · automatic
- 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 1-2-2, 2 points · automatic
- 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · committee pick
- 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 3-0-1, 3.5 points · committee pick
- 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
- 1977 Captain GB&I · lost 7.5–12.5
Rivals
Beat him
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Peter Thomson's rivals →
Moments
- 1971 Ryder Cup Lee Trevino beat Brian Huggett 7 & 6, then tying the record margin for an 18-hole singles match.
Results by championship
Best day
1965 The Open
Runner-up to Peter Thomson · 287.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1965.
Career line, 1962–1975
8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Brian Huggett was born in 1936 in Porthcawl, Wales. Huggett's best major finish was second, at the 1965 Open. Huggett played in 6 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I (1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975), winning 9, losing 10 and halving 6 of 25 matches for 12 points, and captained the side in 1977.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1962 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T3 · 289
- 1965 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · runner-up to Peter Thomson · 287
Ryder Cup
Huggett played 6 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I: 25 matches, 9 won, 10 lost, 6 halved, 12 points (48.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 5-3-2, four-ball 1-4-3, singles 3-3-1 (won-lost-halved).
- 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 2-2-1, 2.5 points · automatic
- 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points · automatic
- 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 1-2-2, 2 points · automatic
- 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · committee pick
- 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 3-0-1, 3.5 points · committee pick
- 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
- 1977 Captain GB&I · lost 7.5–12.5
Partners, with matches played together: George Will (5), Tony Jacklin (4), Maurice Bembridge (3), Dave Thomas (2), Neil Coles (2), Alex Caygill (1), Bernard Gallacher (1).
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.