North Wales golfer to become captain of St Andrew's which is hosting this year's Open Championship

A life member of Maesdu Golf Club in Llandudno will become the next captain of the prestigious St Andrews Golf Club, host of this year's Open Championship. Clive Brown, a renowned Welsh international golfer, will begin his year in office with the traditional driving-in ceremony on the first tee of the Old Course on Friday, 23 September 2022.

Mr Brown has been nominated by the past captains of St Andrews Golf Club to serve as their captain for 2022/23. Mr Brown has enjoyed a long and successful amateur career, including captaining the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team in their victorious 1995 match at Royal Porthcawl and the 1997 match at Quaker Ridge.

Born in Llandudno, Mr Brown attended Ysgol John Bright in the town and was later educated at Wesley College in Dublin. He then graduated with a BSc in Economics from University College, Cardiff.

Mr Brown spent several years as a lecturer in accounting at Bangor University before moving to a role with the TSB Group. In 1992 he became a partner at Dunn and Ellis in Porthmadog.

The Welsh Amateur champion in 1971, he made 65 appearances for his country in the 1970’s in the Home Internationals, the European Team Championship and the Snowdonia Trophy. He represented GB&I at youth level in the EGA Trophy in 1972.

He became a member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 1995 and has served on a number of committees. He was Chairman of the Championship Committee in 2017 and of the Open Championships Committee from 2018-19.

Mr Brown is the grandson of the late Tom Jones, who was the professional of Maesdu Golf Club for almost 50 years - playing a significant role in redesigning the course. It was mainly through his efforts, both as a successful tournament