Brian Waites

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Brian Waites (born 1 March 1940) is an English golfer. He 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. He 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 a member of the losing 1983 European Ryder Cup team and represented England three times at the World Cup.

[edit] Professional wins

European Tour wins

• 1978 Tournament Players Championship
• 1982 Car Care Plan International

European Seniors Tour wins

• 1994 D Day Seniors Open
• 1995 Northern Electric Seniors
• 1997 Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open
• 1998 Elf Seniors Open

Other

• 1980 Kenya Open, Mufulira Open
• 1982 Mufulira Open, Zambia Open
• 1985 Cock O' The North Open (Zambia)

[edit] Team appearances

• Ryder Cup: 1983
• World Cup: 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