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Maurice Bembridge

England · born , Worksop, England · died

6.5Ryder Cup points from 16 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 5-8-3 · 6.5 points (40.6%)
  • Singles 1-3-1 · Foursomes 3-5-0 · Four-ball 1-0-2
  • Open top 10s 1968 (5)

Near misses

  1. 1968 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished 5 · 293 (+5)

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 16 matches: 5 won, 8 lost, 3 halved, 6.5 points. Foursomes 3-5-0, four-ball 1-0-2, singles 1-3-1.

  1. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 2-2-1, 2.5 points · committee pick
  2. 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
  3. 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 2-2-2, 3 points · automatic
  4. 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 0-3-0, 0 points · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Brian Huggett's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1973 Ryder Cup

    Muirfield · USA won 19–13 · 2-2-2, 3 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1973.

    Career line, 1968–1975

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

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Maurice Bembridge was born in 1945 in Worksop, England. Bembridge played in 4 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975), winning 5, losing 8 and halving 3 of 16 matches for 6.5 points.

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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. 1968 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished 5 · 293 (+5)

    Ryder Cup

    Bembridge played 4 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I: 16 matches, 5 won, 8 lost, 3 halved, 6.5 points (40.6% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-5-0, four-ball 1-0-2, singles 1-3-1 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 2-2-1, 2.5 points · committee pick
    2. 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
    3. 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 2-2-2, 3 points · automatic
    4. 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 0-3-0, 0 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Brian Huggett (3), Bernard Gallacher (2), Peter Butler (2), Bernard Hunt (1), Eddie Polland (1), Norman Wood (1), Peter Oosterhuis (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.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Maurice Bembridge
    3. R&A 1968
    4. GC: 1969 ryder cup
    5. WP 1969
    6. GC: 1971 ryder cup
    7. WP 1971
    8. GC: 1973 ryder cup
    9. WP 1973
    10. GC: 1975 ryder cup
    11. WP 1975