Born in Porthcawl in 1936, Huggett's career has spanned six decades
, during which time he has achieved iconic status in his native country, Wales. Huggett turned professional in 1951 and won sixteen events on the European circuit, including two after the formal start of the European Tour in 1972. He topped the Order or Merit in 1968 and was the third-highest money winner in the first season of the formal tour. He finished third in the Open Championship in 1962, albeit a full thirteen shots behind runaway winner Arnold Palmer, but in 1965 finished second, only two shots behind Australia's Peter Thomson at Royal Birkdale.
The first of his six Ryder Cup appearances came at Atlanta in 1963 when he partnered George Will to a 3&2 foursomes win in his debut match against US PGA Champion Johnny Pott and Arnold Palmer. He played in five subsequent matches before leading the GB & I Team at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 1977. Afterwards, he took a key role in discussions to add Continental Europe to the competition, thus transforming a one-sided match of little appeal to the Americans into one of sport's most exciting spectacles. He was also Great Britain & Ireland's non-playing captain in 1977. Huggett won the Harry Vardon Trophy in 1968 as the leading money-winner with £8,000 on The European Tour and was awarded an MBE for services to golf in 1978. The first of his 16 European titles came in Holland in 1962 and his last in 2000 when he claimed the Beko Seniors Classic in Turkey, two years after capturing the prestigious Senior British Open Championship.
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Huggett joined the European Seniors Tour when it debuted in 1992 and won ten times at that level. He finished second on the European Seniors Tour Order of Merit in 1993, 1994 and 1998.
An accomplished golf course designer, whose body of work includes The Spings, he has advised on the plans to redevelop the Wentwood Hills course at The Celtic Manor Resort with the goal to transform it into a lay out ideal for The Ryder Cup in 2010.
- Professional wins (29)
- European circuit wins (14)
1962 Dutch Open
1963 Cox Moore (Sweaters), German Open
1966 British PGA Championship
1967 Martini International (tie with Malcolm Gregson)
1968 News of the World Match Play, Sumrie Clothes, Martini International
1969 Bowmaker (tie), Daks Tournament
1970 Algarve Open, Carrolls International, Dunlop Masters
1971 Daks Tournament (tie with Neil Coles)
- European Tour wins (2)
1974 Portuguese Open
1978 B.A./Avis Open
- Other wins (3)
1962 Singapore International
1972 Sumrie Clothes Better-Ball (with Malcolm Gregson)
1978 Welsh Professional Championship
- European Seniors Tour wins (10)
1992 Gary Player Anvil Senior Class, Northern Electric Seniors
1993 Northern Electric Seniors, Forte PGA Seniors Championship
1994 La Manga Spanish Seniors Open
1995 Windsor Senior Masters, Shell Scottish Seniors Open
1998 Schroder Senior Masters, Senior British Open
2000 Beko Classic
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