Through The Keyhole


Favourite things


Brian’s home is full of reminders of his golfing past, as well as more recent trophies, which include a BBC Welsh Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement award. He received this in 2010, the same year that the Ryder Cup came to the Celtic Manor, near Newport - Brian was a member of the winning bid committee for that event and an advisor on the redesign of the course at Celtic Manor. Brian’s many contributions to Welsh golf and to Wales’ first Ryder Cup and his efforts to bring the prestigious Senior Open Championship to Wales for the first time were also recognised by the presentation of a Rolex, as a lifetime achievement award, ahead of the first round of the Senior Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club on July 23, this year. It was a special occasion for Brian, who won the championship in 1998 and who is an Honorary Member at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, where his career started – his father was the golfing professional there.


Amongst his many photos, trophies and mementoes, there are two items which he particularly treasures. The first is his player’s Ryder Cup, engraved with the years in which he played in the match. The second is a striking candelabrum made of Malay silver and buffalo horn. “This is rather special. It was given to me by the King of Malaya after I played golf with him in a pro-am tournament in Kuala Lumpa.”


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