Brian Huggett, the Welsh Ryder Cup golfer who finished second in the 1965 Open Championship, has died at the age of 87.

VIRGINIA WATER, England — Rory McIlroy believes it will be difficult for Ian Poulter or Lee Westwood to be a future Ryder Cup captain because they no longer have a connection with Europe’s emerging stars after defecting to LIV Golf.

Brian Huggett was the last Great Britain and Ireland captain at a Ryder Cup; Huggett made six Ryder Cup appearances as a player, won 16 times in Europe during his career and was a Honorary Life Member

The world No 3 admitted he would not be happy under certain future European captains in the Ryder Cup, while also pinpointing the remaining factors in negotiations between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Former Ryder Cup captain Brian Huggett, who finished second in the 1965 Open Championship, has died at the age of 87.

Brian Huggett, the former Ryder Cup captain who finished second in The Open Championship, has died aged 87. ‌The news was met with great sorrow across the game with Ian Woosnam hailing his countryman as “a Welsh legend” and Europe’s current Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald saying,

Brian Huggett, who has died aged 87, was a golfer who had a successful career on the European circuit and later on the Seniors Tour; but “the Welsh bulldog” – he was a stocky 5ft 6in and noted for his tenacity – is probably most fondly remembered for his exploits in the Ryder Cup,