Brian Barnes, who famously beat Jack Nicklaus twice in one day in the Ryder Cup, has died at the age of 74.
Barnes, who won the Senior British Open in 1995 and defended the title the following year, died from cancer on Monday afternoon after a short illness.
His brother-in-law, Guy Faulkner, said: "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 was born in Addington, Surrey, and 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.
