Frank Phillips (golfer)
| Frank Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Frank Stafford Phillips |
| Born |
24 July 1932 Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 2 May 2023 (aged 90) Bowral, New South Wales, Australia |
| 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 (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.
Phillips was born in Moss Vale, New South Wales on 24 July 1932. 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".
Phillips was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to golf.
Phillips died at a nursing home in Bowral on 2 May 2023, at the age of 90.
Professional wins (35)
Asia Golf Circuit wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Australia and New Zealand wins (26)
- 1955 New Zealand PGA Championship
- 1956 New South Wales Close
- 1957 New South Wales PGA, Australian Open
- 1959 Lakes Open
- 1960 New South Wales Open, North Coast Open, Lakes Open
- 1961 Australian Open
- 1962 New South Wales Open, Tasmanian Open, North Coast Open, West End Tournament
- 1963 Adelaide Advertiser Tournament (tie with Bruce Devlin)
- 1964 Victorian Open, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament, West End Tournament (tie with Walter Godfrey)
- 1966 New South Wales Open, Victorian Open, Lakes Open
- 1967 Aeron Tournament
- 1969 Aeron Tournament
- 1970 New South Wales Open, West End Tournament
- 1971 Tasmanian Open
- 1976 Ben Guzzardi Classic
European circuit wins (1)
Other wins (3)
- 1960 Philippine Open
- 1961 Singapore Open
- 1975 Air New Zealand Fiji Open
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 |
Note: Phillips never played in the PGA Championship.
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
- Vicars Shield (representing New South Wales): 1954 (winners), 1956 (winners)