Maurice Bembridge
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Maurice Bembridge is an English
golf
er.
Bembridge turned professional at an early age in 1960 and won the British Assistants’ Professional Championship in 1966 and 1967. He won nine top level professional tournaments in Europe, including six after the commencement of the modern European Tour in 1972, and he also won several tournaments in Africa and one in New Zealand. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was second in 1973 when it was points-based (he finished eighth on the money list).
At the 1974 Masters Tournament
, Bembridge tied the course record by shooting a 64 in the final round.
After turning fifty he played on the European Seniors Tour
, winning twice at that level.
Bembridge played for Great Britain or Great Britain & Ireland in the Ryder Cup
four times, winning six matches, losing eight and halving three. He also represented England in the World Cup twice.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Bembridge turned professional at an early age in 1960 and won the British Assistants’ Professional Championship in 1966 and 1967. He won nine top level professional tournaments in Europe, including six after the commencement of the modern European Tour in 1972, and he also won several tournaments in Africa and one in New Zealand. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was second in 1973 when it was points-based (he finished eighth on the money list).
At the 1974 Masters Tournament
1974 Masters Tournament
The 1974 Masters Tournament was the 38th edition of the golf tournament, contested April 11-14 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was the first major championship of the 1974 season. The champion was Gary Player at 278 , two strokes better than runners-up Dave Stockton and...
, Bembridge tied the course record by shooting a 64 in the final round.
After turning fifty he played on the European Seniors Tour
European Seniors Tour
The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...
, winning twice at that level.
Bembridge played for Great Britain or Great Britain & Ireland 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...
four times, winning six matches, losing eight and halving three. He also represented England in the World Cup twice.
European Tour wins (6)
- 1973 Martini InternationalMartini InternationalThe Martini International was a men's professional golf tournament that was held from 1961 to 1983. It was hosted by several different golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. It was part of the European Tour's schedule from the tour's first official season in 1972 until the event ceased...
- 1974 Piccadilly MedalPiccadilly MedalThe Piccadilly Medal was a men's professional golf tournament. It was a European Tour event from 1972 to 1976. It was played in 1962 and from 1964 to 1976. In 1976, the winner received £38,912...
, Double Diamond Strokeplay, Viyella PGA Championship - 1975 German OpenGerman Open (golf)The German Open was a men's golf tournament. It was first staged in 1911 when the winner was Harry Vardon. The following year the champion was another of the Great Triumvirate of late 19th and early 20th century British golfers, John Henry Taylor. The tournament was then cancelled for over a decade...
- 1979 Benson & Hedges International OpenBenson & Hedges International OpenThe Benson & Hedges International Open was a men's professional golf tournament which was played in England. It was founded in 1971 and for its first five years it was called the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf. It was sponsored by Benson & Hedges, a cigarette company...
Other wins (12)
- 1966 British Assistant Professionals Championship
- 1967 British Assistant Professionals Championship, Gor-Ray Cup
- 1968 Kenya OpenKenya OpenThe Kenya Open is a golf tournament in Kenya and has been an event on the European based Challenge Tour schedule since 1991. It was founded in 1967, and has been held at Muthaiga Golf Club near Nairobi every year except 1968 and between 2004 and 2008, when the tournament was held at Karen Country...
- 1969 Kenya OpenKenya OpenThe Kenya Open is a golf tournament in Kenya and has been an event on the European based Challenge Tour schedule since 1991. It was founded in 1967, and has been held at Muthaiga Golf Club near Nairobi every year except 1968 and between 2004 and 2008, when the tournament was held at Karen Country...
, Sumrie Clothes Better-Ball (with Ángel GallardoAngel GallardoÁngel Gallardo is a Spanish professional golfer.Gallardo was a member of the European Tour from its first official season in 1972 until 1982. He finished in the top one hundred of the European Tour Order of Merit in each of those eleven seasons, with a best ranking of tenth in 1977...
), News of the World Match Play - 1970 Caltex Tournament (New Zealand)
- 1971 Dunlop Masters
- 1972 Lusaka Open (Zambia)
- 1979 Benson & Hedges Kenya Open
- 1989 Luzern Open
Team appearances
- Ryder CupRyder CupThe 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...
: 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 - World Cup: 1974, 1975
- Double Diamond: 1973, 1974 (winners), 1975
- Philip Morris InternationalPhilip Morris InternationalPhilip Morris International is an international tobacco company, with products sold in over 160 countries. In 2007, it held a 15.6% share of the international cigarette market outside of the USA and reported revenues net of excise taxes of $22.8 billion and operating income of $8.9 billion.Until...
: 1976 - Praia D'el Rey European Cup: 1997