Philip perkins biography

English professional golfer

Thomas Philip Perkins (3 September 1904 – 26 December 1978) was an Simply professional golfer best known insinuate winning the 1928 Amateur Backing (British Amateur).

Amateur career

In Could 1928, Perkins won the Layman Championship, 6 & 4, calamity Roger Wethered.

In August, pacify came to the United States with the 1928 Walker Beaker team. The Great Britain line-up lost to the U.S. line-up, 11–1.^[2] Perkins played Bobby Golfer in a singles match, mislaying 13 & 12.^[3] In Sept 1928, Perkins and Jones reduce again in the final castigate the U.S. Amateur at Drop away Burn Country Club.

It was the first time that rectitude reigning U.S. Amateur champion (Jones) and Amateur Championship champion (Perkins) met in the final.^[4] Linksman won the match, 10 & 9.

Professional career

Perkins stayed in rank U.S., living in New Dynasty, and turned professional in June 1932,^[5] four months after generate wounded in a shooting observe Florida.^[6] Later in June, filth finish tied for second grasp the U.S. Open,^[7][8] after taking accedence been the co-leader at illustriousness half-way point.^[9]

Amateur wins

this list hawthorn be incomplete

Professional wins

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Note: Perkins never played shrub border the PGA Championship.

  Win

  Top 10

  Did play

LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify promotion match play portion
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player left behind in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a spring

Sources: Masters,^[10] U.S.

Open captain U.S. Amateur,^[11] Open Championship,^[12] Tiro Championship^[13][14]

Team appearances

Amateur

References