Brian Waites

Brian J. Waites (born 1 March 1940) is an English professional golfer.
Waites 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. Waites was a member of the losing 1983 European Ryder Cup team and represented England three times at the World Cup.
Waites 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 also the club professional at Notts Golf Club between 1969 and 1998. He won the Nottinghamshire Championship seven times, the Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship seven times and the Notts Professional Matchplay Championship five times.

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Sep 1978	Tournament Players Championship	−6 (75-69-73-69=286)	1 stroke	Neil Coles
2	23 May 1982	Car Care Plan International	−8 (68-69-66-73=276)	1 stroke	Brian Barnes, Paul Hoad

Other regular career wins (24)

• 1969 Nottinghamshire Championship, Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship, Notts Professional Matchplay Championship
• 1971 Nottinghamshire Championship, Notts Professional Matchplay Championship
• 1972 Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship
• 1973 Nottinghamshire Championship
• 1974 Nottinghamshire Championship
• 1975 Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship, Notts Professional Matchplay Championship
• 1977 Notts Professional Matchplay Championship
• 1978 Nottinghamshire Championship
• 1980 Benson & Hedges Kenya Open, Mufulira Open, Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship
• 1981 Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship
• 1982 Mufulira Open, Zambia Open, Nottinghamshire Championship
• 1985 Cock of the North (Zambia)
• 1986 Nottinghamshire Championship, Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship
• 1989 Notts Professional Strokeplay Championship, Notts Professional Matchplay Championship

Pre-1992 senior wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	17 Jun 1990	Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship	−3 (69-66-68-66=269)	4 strokes	Neil Coles
2	16 Jun 1991	Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship	−7 (69-69-69-70=277)	3 strokes	Neil Coles

European Seniors Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Jun 1994	D Day Seniors Open	−10 (69-66-71=206)	6 strokes	Antonio Garrido
2	20 Aug 1995	Northern Electric Seniors	−1 (72-70-73=215)	2 strokes	Francisco Abreu, Peter Butler, Neil Coles, Noel Ratcliffe, Bobby Verwey
3	10 Aug 1997	Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open	−7 (63-69-71=203)	Playoff	Malcolm Gregson
4	26 Sep 1998	Elf Seniors Open	−12 (66-66-63=195)	4 strokes	Denis O'Sullivan

Note: The Open Championship was the only major Waites played.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1976 and 1984 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1983
• World Cup (representing England): 1980, 1982, 1983
• Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1980 (winners), 1982 (winners), (representing England) 1984 (winners)
• PGA Cup/Diamondhead Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (winners), 1979 (winners), 1990
• Praia D'el Rey European Cup: 1997 (winners), 1998 (tie)