} Philip Arnold Blackmar (born September 22, 1957) is an American

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. He played on the

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from 1985 to 2000 and on the

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from 2007 to 2012. He was the tallest player on the PGA Tour during his time on tour, standing 6'7".

Career

Blackmar was born in

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. He played college golf at the

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where he was a three-time All-

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selection. He graduated in 1979 with a degree in finance and turned pro in 1980. Blackmar played on mini-tours for a few years before earning his 1985 PGA Tour card by finishing second at the 1984

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. He won three PGA Tour events, all in playoffs: 1985 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open, 1988

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, and 1997

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. He stopped playing the tour after the 2000 season and worked as an analyst and commentator for U.S. TV networks. After turning 50 in September 2007, Blackmar began playing on the

. He won his first Champions Tour event in 2009 at the AT&T Championship by one stroke over three players. He went 36 holes bogey-free over the weekend in

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Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (3–0)

Champions Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

''this list is incomplete'' *1983 Missouri Open

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1985 PGA – 1989 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackmar, Phil American male golfers Texas Longhorns men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from San Diego Sportspeople from Corpus Christi, Texas 1957 births Living people