Eric Brown (golfer)

Eric Brown
Personal information
Full nameEric Chalmers Brown
Born(1925-02-15)15 February 1925
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died6 March 1986(1986-03-06) (aged 61)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
Turned professional1946
Professional wins27
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open Championship3rd/T3: 1957, 1958
Achievements and awards
Harry Vardon Trophy1957

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]

  1. ^ Annual Obituary 1986, (page 145), ISBN 1-55862-013-3
  2. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  3. ^ Sporting Heroes - Eric Brown
  4. ^ "The notorious Edinburgh pub that was known for raucous gigs and wild fights". 3 March 2023.
  5. ^ The Bathgate Book, (page 201), ISBN 978-0-9541426-0-5
  6. ^ 1969 Ryder Cup
  7. ^ 1971 Ryder Cup
  8. ^ Scottish PGA Championship Honour Roll Archived 2010-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "The notorious Edinburgh pub that was known for raucous gigs and wild fights". 3 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Eric 'Bomber' Brown died at 62". The Glasgow Herald. 7 March 1986. p. 1.