Philip Ambrose "Pip" Elson (born 14 April 1954) is an

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professional

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er. He is the son of the

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er Gus Elson and the father of

Jamie Elson Philip James Elson (born 23 May 1981) is an English professional golfer. Elson was born in Leamington Spa, England. He attended Augusta State University in the U.S. and turned professional in 2003. Elson played on the Challenge Tour in 2003, wi ...

. Elson was born in

Leamington Spa Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply Leamington (), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. Originally a small village called Leamington Priors, it grew into a spa town in the 18th century following ...

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. He won the

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in 1971 before turning professional in 1973. In his breakthrough year he also won the BMGA Pro tour of the Club Championships of Wroxham Barns for the first time. He was that year's

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. He was a consistent player, finishing between 38th and 64th on the European Tour Order of Merit every year of his tour career, which lasted until 1982, but he never won a European Tour event. He played on the

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in 2004.

Results in major championships

''Note: Elson only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

PGA Cup The PGA Cup is a men's golf competition for club professionals played between a Great Britain and Ireland team and a United States team. The winning team is presented with the Llandudno Trophy. The competition is run by the British PGA and the PG ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1986

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elson, Pip English male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Sportspeople from Leamington Spa 1954 births Living people