Frank Phillips (golfer)
| Frank Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Frank Stafford Phillips |
| Nationality |
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| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 28 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 20 |
| Other | 8 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1958, 1962 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1962 |
| The Open Championship | 12th: 1964 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Frank Stafford Phillips OAM is an Australian professional golfer. He was rated one of the best ball strikers of his era winning the 1957 and 1961 Australian Opens. He is a Life Member of the PGA of Australia.[1]
In Jack Pollard's book, Australian Golf: The Game and the Players, Phillips is described as "a tall Sydney professional who built an outstanding record in Australian golf in the 1950s and 1960s".
Professional wins
PGA Tour of Australasia (20)
- 1955 New Zealand PGA Championship
- 1956 New South Wales Open
- 1957 Australian Open, New South Wales PGA
- 1960 New South Wales Open, North Coast Open
- 1961 Australian Open
- 1962 New South Wales Open, Tasmanian Open, North Coast Open, West End Tournament
- 1963 Adelaide Advertiser Tournament
- 1964 Victorian Open, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament,[2] West End Tournament (tie with Walter Godfrey)
- 1966 New South Wales Open, Victorian Open
- 1970 New South Wales Open, West End Tournament
- 1971 Tasmanian Open
Other wins
This list may be incomplete
- 1960 Philippine Open
- 1961 Singapore Open
- 1962 Malaysian Open
- 1965 Singapore Open, Yomiuri International
- 1966 Hong Kong Open
- 1973 Hong Kong Open
- 1976 Ben Guzzardi Classic at Tralalgon [3]
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T41 | T18 | 12 | CUT | ||||||||
| PGA Championship |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
- Canada Cup (representing Australia): 1958
- Slazenger Trophy (representing British Commonwealth and Empire): 1956
See also
References
- ↑ PGA Members honoured
- ↑ Phillips' open win sounds warning to star players
- ↑ "Wolstenholme just pipped". The Glasgow Herald. 27 Jan 1976.
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