Brian Bamford

Brian J. Bamford (born 18 December 1935) is an English professional golfer. He won the Schweppes PGA Close Championship in 1961.

Brian Bamford
Personal information
Full nameBrian J. Bamford
Born (1935-12-18) 18 December 1935
Surrey, England
Nationality England
Career
Turned professional1953
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT21: 1965

Career

Because of the possibility of flooding at the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, a composite course was used for the 1961 Schweppes PGA Close Championship, including seven consecutive holes of the Ladies' course, measuring just 5,755 yards. Each competitor played one of their opening two rounds at Richmond Golf Club.[1] Bamford won by 3 strokes from Peter Alliss and Christy O'Connor Snr and took the first prize of £1,000.[2] His winning score of 266 remains the lowest in the Championship's history. As a result of his win he was selected for the English Canada Cup team with Peter Alliss.[3]

Professional wins (1)
Date Tournament Venue Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
8 Apr 1961 Schweppes PGA Close Championship Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club
(and Richmond Golf Club)		 (68)-66-67-65=266 3 strokes Peter Alliss, Christy O'Connor Snr

Results in major championships
Tournament 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
The Open Championship CUT T24 CUT CUT T21

Note: Bamford only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. "Flooding precautions for P.G.A. tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 6 April 1961. p. 11.
  2. "Bamford wins P.G.A. championship". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1961. p. 9.
  3. "American's easy win in Canada Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 5 June 1961. p. 4.
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