Brian Marchbank (born 20 April 1958) is a Scottish

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. He had a successful amateur career in which he won Boys Amateur Championship and the British Youths Open Championship and played in the 1979 Walker Cup. He made over 400 appearances on

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without winning, his best finish being when he was runner-up in the 1982 State Express English Classic

Amateur career

Marchbank was a successful amateur golfer. In 1975 he won the Boys Amateur Championship at Bruntsfield Links, beating

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by one hole in the 36-hole final, making a 12-foot birdie putt at the final hole. In 1978 Marchbank won the Lytham Trophy. He led by 5 strokes after three rounds and, despite a final round of 77, won by three strokes from Peter Thomas. Later in the year he won the British Youths Open Championship, with two rounds of 68 on the final day giving him the championship by three strokes from Hugh Evans. Marchbank played in the 1979 Walker Cup. He won two of his four matches, winning his singles on the opening day but losing to Hal Sutton in the final-day singles.

Professional career

Marchbank turned professional in 1979, making his debut in the Scottish PGA Championship in early September. He made his debut on the

in late 1979 and was a regular competitor until the end of the 1996 season, making over 400 appearances. He never won an official European Tour event although he won the Equity & Law Challenge, an unofficial-money event on the tour, two years in succession. His best finish in an official event was second in the 1982 State Express English Classic at

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, one stroke behind

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. On the final day Marchbank finished with three birdies in the last four holes for a round of 67, the lowest of the day. Marchbank played in 12 Open Championships, with a best finish in

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at Turnberry, when he finished in a tie for 8th place. He had an opening round of 78 but his final three rounds of 70, 72 and 69 were better than anyone else, except the winner

Personal life

Marshbank's father Ian (1931–2019) was also a golfer and was the professional at Gleneagles for many years.

Amateur wins

*1975 Boys Amateur Championship *1978 Lytham Trophy,

British Youths Open Amateur Championship The British Youths Open Championship was a youths golf tournament that was played from 1954 to 1994. It was 72-hole stroke-play event for golfers under 22. From 1954 to 1962, it was organised by a committee led by Sam Bunton, a Glasgow architect, ...

Professional wins (4)

*1980 Scottish Under-25 Championship *1990 Equity & Law Challenge *1991 Equity & Law Challenge *1996 Scottish PGA Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Marchbank only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = Missed the cut (3rd round cut in 1980 and 1984 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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* European Amateur Team Championship (representing England):

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

* St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1976 (winners), 1978 (winners)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marchbank, Brian Scottish male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Golfers from Perth, Scotland 1958 births Living people