Ken Brown (golfer)
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Ken Brown is a Scottish
former European Tour
golf
er who now works as a golf broadcaster and writer, primarily for the BBC
. He also works as part of the commentary team for the international coverage of the European Tour on selected events which are not covered by the BBC. He won four times on the European Tour and in his best season in 1978 he finished fourth on the European Tour Order of Merit at the age of 21. He was an outstanding but largely unfulfilled talent; the last of his four top ten finishes on the Order of Merit came when he was just 26. He appeared in the Ryder Cup
in 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985 and 1987, and had a 4-9-0 win-loss-tie record, including two wins and two losses in singles matches. His playing career was terminated by injury when he was in his mid thirties.
Scotland
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former European Tour
PGA European Tour
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Golf
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er who now works as a golf broadcaster and writer, primarily for the BBC
BBC Sport
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. He also works as part of the commentary team for the international coverage of the European Tour on selected events which are not covered by the BBC. He won four times on the European Tour and in his best season in 1978 he finished fourth on the European Tour Order of Merit at the age of 21. He was an outstanding but largely unfulfilled talent; the last of his four top ten finishes on the Order of Merit came when he was just 26. He appeared in the Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...
in 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985 and 1987, and had a 4-9-0 win-loss-tie record, including two wins and two losses in singles matches. His playing career was terminated by injury when he was in his mid thirties.
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Oct 1987 1987 PGA Tour The 1987 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to November 1. The season consisted of 46 official money events. Paul Azinger and Curtis Strange won the most tournaments, three, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament... |
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European Tour wins (4)
- 1978 Carroll's Irish Open
- 1983 KLM Dutch Open
- 1984 Glasgow OpenGlasgow OpenThe Glasgow Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually at Haggs Castle Golf Club in Glasgow between 1983 and 1985. The most distinguished of the three winners was future World Number 1 Bernhard Langer of Germany. In 1985 the prize fund was £90,348, which was slightly below...
- 1985 Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity