Brian Barnes, who famously beat Jack Nicklaus twice in one day during the 1975 Ryder Cup, has died at the age of 74.
Barnes, who won the Senior British Open in 1995 before defending his title the following year, died from cancer on Monday afternoon following a short illness.
His brother-in-law, Guy Faulkner, told the Press Association: “It was very sudden. I played a round of golf with him in May and he played 18 holes with no problem at all.”
Barnes, born in Addington, Surrey, represented England at international level until 1971 when he joined the Scottish PGA.
He won nine times on the European Tour but the defining moment of his playing career came in the 1975 Ryder Cup at Laurel Valley when he beat reigning Masters and US PGA champion Jack Nicklaus 4&2 in the morning singles.
Nicklaus was keen for a rematch and asked US captain Arnold Palmer to make it happen, but Barnes won again 2&1.
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