Brian Waites
| Brian Waites | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Brian J. Waites |
| Born |
1 March 1940 Lancashire, England |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Nationality |
 England |
| Residence | Minehead, Somerset, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1957 |
| Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 32 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| European Seniors Tour | 4 |
| Other |
24 (regular) 2 (senior) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T19: 1983 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Brian J. Waites (born 1 March 1940) is an English professional golfer.
Waites turned professional in 1957 and played on the European Tour through most of the 1970s and 1980s. He was in his prime between 1978 and 1984, ranking between 10th and 22nd on the Order of Merit in each of those seven years. He won two European Tour events. Waites was a member of the losing 1983 European Ryder Cup team and represented England three times at the World Cup.
Waites joined the European Seniors Tour in its 1992 debut season and had a successful career at that level, winning four tournaments and making the top ten on the Order of Merit four times. He was the first man to play 100 tournaments on the European Seniors Tour. Waites was also the club professional at Notts Golf Club between 1969 and 1998. He won the Nottinghamshire Championship seven times, the Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship seven times and the Notts Professional Matchplay Championship five times.[1]
Professional wins
European Tour wins (2)
Other regular career wins (24)
- 1969 Nottinghamshire Championship, Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship, Notts Professional Matchplay Championship
- 1971 Nottinghamshire Championship, Notts Professional Matchplay Championship
- 1972 Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship
- 1973 Nottinghamshire Championship
- 1974 Nottinghamshire Championship
- 1975 Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship, Notts Professional Matchplay Championship
- 1977 Notts Professional Matchplay Championship
- 1978 Nottinghamshire Championship
- 1980 Benson & Hedges Kenya Open, Mufulira Open, Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship
- 1981 Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship
- 1982 Mufulira Open, Zambia Open, Nottinghamshire Championship
- 1985 Cock of the North (Zambia)
- 1986 Nottinghamshire Championship, Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship
- 1989 Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship, Notts Professional Matchplay Championship
European Seniors Tour wins (4)
- 1994 D Day Seniors Open
- 1995 Northern Electric Seniors
- 1997 Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open
- 1998 Elf Seniors Open
Other senior career wins (2)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | DNP | T58 | DNP | DNP | 51 | T40 | CUT | T52 | DNP | CUT |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T32 | T50 | T47 | T19 | CUT |
Note: The Open Championship was the only major Waites played.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1976 and 1984 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1983
- World Cup (representing England): 1980, 1982, 1983
- Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1980 (winners), 1982 (winners), 1984 (winners)
- PGA Cup 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (winners), 1979 (winners), 1990
- Praia D'el Rey European Cup: 1997, 1998
References
- ↑ "History & Championship Winners". Nottinghamshire PGA. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
External links
- Brian Waites at the European Tour official site
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