Frank Phillips OAM | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Frank Stafford Phillips |
Born | Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia | 24 July 1932
Died | 2 May 2023 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 90)
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour of Australasia Asia Golf Circuit |
Professional wins | 35 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1958, 1962 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 1962 |
The Open Championship | 12th: 1964 |
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]
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]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 25 Feb 1962 | Malayan Open | −20 (71-71-64-70=276) | 1 stroke | Bob Charles, Peter Thomson |
2 | 7 Mar 1965 | Singapore Open | −13 (72-70-71-66=279) | 2 strokes | Tadashi Kitta |
3 | 4 Apr 1965 | Yomiuri International | E (72-73-74-69=288) | 1 stroke | Chen Ching-Po |
4 | 27 Mar 1966 | Hong Kong Open | −5 (69-66-68-72=275) | 2 strokes | Hideyo Sugimoto |
5 | 4 Mar 1973 | Hong Kong Open (2) | −6 (74-69-68-67=278) | 1 stroke | Ben Arda |
Tournament | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | ||||||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T41 | T18 | 12 | CUT |
Note: Phillips never played in the
PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 Open Championship)
"T" = tied