Philip_Perkins

Philip Perkins

Philip Perkins

English professional golfer

Thomas Philip Perkins (3 September 1904 – 26 December 1978) was an English professional golfer best known for winning the 1928 Amateur Championship (British Amateur).

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Perkins won the Amateur Championship, 6 & 4, over Roger Wethered in May 1928. In August he came to the United States with the 1928 Walker Cup team. The Great Britain team lost to the U.S. team, 11–1.[2] Perkins played Bobby Jones in a singles match, losing 13 & 12.[3] In September 1928, Perkins and Jones met again in the final of the U.S. Amateur. It was the first time that the reigning U.S. Amateur champion (Jones) and Amateur Championship champion (Perkins) met in the final.[4] Jones won the match, 10 & 9.

Perkins stayed in the U.S., living in New York, and turned professional in June 1932,[5] four months after being wounded in a shooting in Florida.[6] Later in June, he finish tied for second in the U.S. Open,[7][8] after having been the co-leader at the half-way point.[9]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins

Major championships

Wins (1)

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Results timeline

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Note: Perkins never played in the PGA Championship.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Sources: Masters,[10] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[11] Open Championship,[12] Amateur Championship[13][14]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

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    "FamilySearch: Sign In". Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. [2]
    "1928 Walker Cup". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. [3]
    "1928 Walker Cup results". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. [4]
    "1928 U.S. Amateur". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Perkins Will Play Professional Golf". The Evening Citizen. Ottawa, Canada. 4 June 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Perkins, Golf Champion, Shot in Miami Club Holdup". Rochester Evening Journal and The Post Express. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. 27 February 1932. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
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    "1932 U.S. Open". USGA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  8. [8]
    "Sarazen Cops Golf Crown". The Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. 26 June 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  9. [9]
    "Perkins and Jurado Tied for Golf Lead". Painesville Telegraph. Painesville, Ohio. 25 June 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  10. [10]
    www.masters.com Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  11. [11]
    "USGA Championship Database". Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
  12. [12]
    "Forged By Nature". The Open. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  13. [13]
    "Amateur Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  14. [14]
    "Exciting Amateur Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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