Frank_Phillips_(golfer)

Frank Phillips (golfer)

Frank Phillips (golfer)

Australian professional golfer (1932–2023)

Frank Stafford Phillips OAM (24 July 1932 – 2 May 2023) was an Australian professional golfer. He was rated one of the best ball strikers of his era winning the 1957 and 1961 Australian Opens. He was a Life Member of the PGA of Australia from 2002.[1]

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Phillips was born in Moss Vale, New South Wales on 24 July 1932.[2] 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".[citation needed]

Phillips was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to golf.[3]

Phillips died at a nursing home in Bowral on 2 May 2023, at the age of 90.[4]

Professional wins (35)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (5)

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Australia and New Zealand wins (26)

European circuit wins (1)

Other wins (3)

Results in major championships

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Note: Phillips never played in the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

References

  1. [1]
    "PGA Life Member awarded an OAM". PGA Australia.
  2. [2]
    "Oral History Project". Australian Golf Heritage. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. [3]
    "2017 Queen's Birthday honours list". The Roar. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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    "Two-time Australian Open golf champion Frank Phillips dies". AP News. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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    "Frank Phillips Wins N.Z. Golf". The Age. 13 October 1955. p. 12 – via Google News Archive.
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    Ryan, Les (23 September 1956). "Phillips streaks away in N.S.W. close golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 39 – via Google News Archive.
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    "Professional Golf Title To Phillips". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 September 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via Trove.
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    "Phillips Wins Australian Open By One". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 November 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via Trove.
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    Lawrence, Don (28 September 1964). "Phillips' open win sounds warning to star players". The Age. p. 20 – via Google News Archive.
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    Wilkins, Phil (12 February 1967). "Leisurely win for Phillips". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 57. Retrieved 31 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Delayed win to Phillips". The Age. 17 February 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 31 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
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    "Wolstenholme just pipped". The Glasgow Herald. 27 January 1976. p. 25 – via Google News Archive.
  13. [13]
    "Golf win to Phillips". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. AAP-Reuter. 7 August 1968. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Trove.
  14. [14]
    "Phillips Wins Manila Golf". The Age. 25 January 1960. p. 22 – via Google News Archive.
  15. [15]
    "Easy victory for Phillips". The Straits Times. 6 February 1961. p. 15 – via National Library Board Singapore.
  16. [16]
    "One-stroke victory for Phillips". The Canberra Times. 27 January 1976. p. 18.


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