| Frank Phillips OAM | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Frank Stafford Phillips |
| Born | 24 July 1932 Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 2 May 2023 (aged 90) Bowral, New South Wales, Australia |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia Asia Golf Circuit |
| Professional wins | 35 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1958, 1962 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1962 |
| The Open Championship | 12th: 1964 |
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]
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".[citation needed]
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]
- ^ "PGA Life Member awarded an OAM". PGA Australia.
- ^ "Oral History Project". Australian Golf Heritage. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "2017 Queen's Birthday honours list". The Roar. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Two-time Australian Open golf champion Frank Phillips dies". AP News. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.