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Eric Brown

Scotland · born , Edinburgh, Scotland · died

4Ryder Cup points from 8 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 4-4-0 · 4 points (50.0%)
  • Singles 4-0-0 · Foursomes 0-4-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0
  • Ryder Cup captain 1969, 1971
  • Open top 10s 1952 (T9), 1953 (T9), 1957 (3), 1958 (T3), 1960 (T9), 1961 (T5)

Near misses

  1. 1952 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 298
  2. 1953 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T9 · 292
  3. 1957 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 3 · 283
  4. 1958 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T3 · 279
  5. 1960 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 286
  6. 1961 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 289

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 8 matches: 4 won, 4 lost, 0 halved, 4 points. Foursomes 0-4-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 4-0-0.

  1. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) GB · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
  2. 1955 Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 1-1-0, 1 point · committee pick
  3. 1957 Lindrick Golf Club GB · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
  4. 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · committee pick
  5. 1969 Captain GB · tied (did not hold Cup) 16–16
  6. 1971 Captain GB · lost 13.5–18.5

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: John Panton's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1955 Ryder Cup Arthur Lees, all square with Marty Furgol at lunch, won 3 & 2, and Eric Brown beat Jerry Barber 3 & 2, but the USA still took the singles 5-3.
  2. 1957 Ryder Cup Eric Brown beat Tommy Bolt 4 & 3 in the top singles; they did not shake hands and Bolt broke a wedge in the locker room.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1959 Ryder Cup

    Eldorado Country Club · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 1-1-0, 1 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1959.

    Career line, 1952–1961

    The Open
    1952 The Open: finished T91953 The Open: finished T91957 The Open: finished 31958 The Open: finished T31960 The Open: finished T91961 The Open: finished T5
    Ryder Cup
    1953 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-01955 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-01957 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-01959 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-0
    19551960

    10 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Eric Brown was born in 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Brown played in 4 Ryder Cups for GB (1953, 1955, 1957, 1959), winning 4, losing 4 and halving 0 of 8 matches for 4 points, and captained the side in 1969 and 1971.

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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.

    1. 1952 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 298
    2. 1953 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T9 · 292
    3. 1957 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 3 · 283
    4. 1958 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T3 · 279
    5. 1960 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 286
    6. 1961 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 289

    Ryder Cup

    Brown played 4 Ryder Cups for GB: 8 matches, 4 won, 4 lost, 0 halved, 4 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-4-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 4-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) GB · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
    2. 1955 Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 1-1-0, 1 point · committee pick
    3. 1957 Lindrick Golf Club GB · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
    4. 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · committee pick
    5. 1969 Captain GB · tied (did not hold Cup) 16–16
    6. 1971 Captain GB · lost 13.5–18.5

    Partners, with matches played together: John Panton (1), Syd Scott (1), Christy O'Connor Snr (1), Bernard Hunt (1).

    Sources

    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.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. Wikipedia: Eric Brown (golfer)
    3. Golf Compendium 1952
    4. R&A 1953
    5. R&A 1957
    6. R&A 1958
    7. R&A 1960
    8. R&A 1961
    9. GC: 1953 ryder cup
    10. Wikipedia: 1953 Ryder Cup
    11. GC: 1955 ryder cup
    12. Wikipedia: 1955 Ryder Cup
    13. GC: 1957 ryder cup
    14. Wikipedia: 1957 Ryder Cup
    15. GC: 1959 ryder cup
    16. Wikipedia: 1959 Ryder Cup
    17. WP Ryder Cup