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 Moss Vale is a town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wingecarribee Shire. It is located on the Illawarra Highway, which connects to Wollongong and the Illawarra coast via Macquarie Pass. Moss Vale has several h ...

on 24 July 1932. In

Jack Pollard Jack Ernest Pollard OAM (31 July 1926 – 25 May 2002) was an Australian sports journalist, writer and cricket historian. Early life Born in Sydney on 31 July 1926, Pollard began his journalism career in 1943 as a copy boy at Sydney's ''Daily ...

'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

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(OAM) in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to golf. Phillips died at a nursing home in

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on 2 May 2023, at the age of 90.

Professional wins (33)

Australia and New Zealand wins (24)

*1955

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*1956 New South Wales Close *1957 New South Wales PGA, Australian Open *1959 Lakes Open *1960

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North Coast Open The North Coast Open was a professional golf tournament in Australia from 1951 to 1975. It was always held at Coffs Harbour Golf Club in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. It was a PGA Tour of Australia event from 1973 to 1975. The name "North Coas ...

, Lakes Open *1961 Australian Open *1962

Tasmanian Open The Tasmanian Open is an annual golf tournament held in Tasmania, Australia. History The Tasmanian amateur championship was first played in 1902 as a 36 hole stroke-play event. From 1910 the stroke-play acted as qualifying for a match-play stage, ...

West End Tournament The West End Tournament was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1962 to 1974. The events were held at Victor Harbor Golf Club, Victor Harbor, South Australia. Kel Nagle won the event five times between 1966 and 1974. The event was sponsored b ...

*1963 Adelaide Advertiser Tournament (tie with

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) *1964

Victorian Open The Vic Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1957 and is the Victoria state open championship for men. It is run by Golf Victoria and is a Golf Australia national ranking event. The event is held concurrently ...

, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament,

(tie with

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) *1966

, Lakes Open *1970

*1971

*1976 Ben Guzzardi Classic

Asia Golf Circuit wins (5)

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

Malayan Open * 1965 Singapore Open,

Yomiuri International The Yomiuri International was a golf tournament held in Japan from 1962 to 1971. It was played at the Yomiuri Country Club in Tokyo. It was an event on the Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit) every year except for 1964, and served as ...

* 1966 Hong Kong Open *

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

Hong Kong Open

European circuit wins (1)

* 1968

Woodlawn International Invitational The Woodlawn International Invitational was a men's professional golf tournament held at Woodlawn Golf Course on the Ramstein Air Base, near Ramstein-Miesenbach in West Germany between 1958 and 1968. It was usually held the week following the Ge ...

Other wins (3)

*1960 Philippine Open *1961 Singapore Open *1975

Air New Zealand Fiji Open The Fiji Open is a professional golf tournament played in Fiji. It was inaugurated in 1970 as a 54-hole stroke play tournament sponsored by Air New Zealand. During the first event there were 40 players. It has been a 72-hole tournament since the se ...

Results in major championships

''Note: Phillips never played in the

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

Team appearances

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(representing Australia):

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

* Slazenger Trophy (representing British Commonwealth and Empire): 1956 * Vicars Shield (representing New South Wales): 1954 (winners), 1956 (winners)

References

Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia People from the Southern Highlands (New South Wales) Sportsmen from New South Wales 1932 births 2023 deaths {{Australia-golf-bio-stub