Frank Phillips (golfer)

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]

Frank Phillips
OAM
Personal information
Full nameFrank Stafford Phillips
Born(1932-07-24)24 July 1932
Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia
Died2 May 2023(2023-05-02) (aged 90)
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins33
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1958, 1962
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1962
The Open Championship12th: 1964

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".

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 (33)

Australia and New Zealand wins (24)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (5)

European circuit wins (1)

Other wins (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

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. "PGA Life Member awarded an OAM". PGA Australia.
  2. "Oral History Project". Australian Golf Heritage. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. "2017 Queen's Birthday honours list". The Roar. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. "Two-time Australian Open golf champion Frank Phillips dies". AP News. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. "Frank Phillips Wins N.Z. Golf". The Age. 13 October 1955. p. 12 – via Google News Archive.
  6. Ryan, Les (23 September 1956). "Phillips streaks away in N.S.W. close golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 39 – via Google News Archive.
  7. "Professional Golf Title To Phillips". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 September 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via Trove.
  8. "Phillips Wins Australian Open By One". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 November 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via Trove.
  9. Lawrence, Don (28 September 1964). "Phillips' open win sounds warning to star players". The Age. p. 20 – via Google News Archive.
  10. "Wolstenholme just pipped". The Glasgow Herald. 27 January 1976. p. 25 – via Google News Archive.
  11. "Phillips wins in Malaya". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. AAP-Reuter. 26 February 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 28 January 2020 – via Trove.
  12. "Phillips wears down Kitta with superb 66". The Straits Times. 8 March 1965. p. 17 – via National Library Board Singapore.
  13. "Phillips Takes Yomiuri Open". The Age. 5 April 1965. p. 24 – via Google News Archive.
  14. "Golf win to Phillips". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. AAP-Reuter. 7 August 1968. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Trove.
  15. "Phillips Wins Manila Golf". The Age. 25 January 1960. p. 22 – via Google News Archive.
  16. "Easy victory for Phillips". The Straits Times. 6 February 1961. p. 15 – via National Library Board Singapore.
  17. "One-stroke victory for Phillips". The Canberra Times. 27 January 1976. p. 18.


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