| Eric Brown | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Eric Chalmers Brown | ||
| Born | 15 February 1925 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Died | 6 March 1986 (aged 61) Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1946 | ||
| Professional wins | 27 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | 3rd/T3: 1957, 1958 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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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]
- ^ Annual Obituary 1986, (page 145), ISBN 1-55862-013-3
- ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ Sporting Heroes - Eric Brown
- ^ "The notorious Edinburgh pub that was known for raucous gigs and wild fights". 3 March 2023.
- ^ The Bathgate Book, (page 201), ISBN 978-0-9541426-0-5
- ^ 1969 Ryder Cup
- ^ 1971 Ryder Cup
- ^ Scottish PGA Championship Honour Roll Archived 2010-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The notorious Edinburgh pub that was known for raucous gigs and wild fights". 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Eric 'Bomber' Brown died at 62". The Glasgow Herald. 7 March 1986. p. 1.