Philip Perkins
| Philip Perkins | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Thomas Philip Perkins |
| Born | 3 September 1904 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England[1] |
| Died | 26 December 1978 (aged 74) Broward County, Florida, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Spouse |
Cecil Lupton (m. 1932) |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1932 |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Masters Tournament | T28: 1935 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T2: 1932 |
| The Open Championship | T10: 1927 |
| U.S. Amateur | 2nd: 1928 |
| British Amateur | Won: 1928 |
Thomas Philip Perkins (3 September 1904 – 26 December 1978) was an English professional golfer best known for winning the 1928 Amateur Championship (British Amateur).
Amateur career
[edit]In May 1928, Perkins won the Amateur Championship, 6 & 4, over Roger Wethered. In August, he came to the United States with the 1928 Walker Cup team. The Great Britain team lost to the U.S. team, 11–1.[2] Perkins played Bobby Jones in a singles match, losing 13 & 12.[3] In September 1928, Perkins and Jones met again in the final of the U.S. Amateur at Brae Burn Country Club. It was the first time that the reigning U.S. Amateur champion (Jones) and Amateur Championship champion (Perkins) met in the final.[4] Jones won the match, 10 & 9.
Professional career
[edit]Perkins stayed in the U.S., living in New York, and turned professional in June 1932,[5] four months after being wounded in a shooting in Florida.[6] Later in June, he finish tied for second in the U.S. Open,[7][8] after having been the co-leader at the half-way point.[9]
Amateur wins
[edit]this list may be incomplete
- 1927 English Amateur
- 1928 The Amateur Championship
- 1931 Long Island Amateur, New York State Amateur[6]
Professional wins
[edit]- 1937 Ohio Open
Major championships
[edit]Wins (1)
[edit]| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | British Amateur | 6 & 4 | Roger Wethered
|
Results timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 33 | T28 | |||||
| U.S. Open | T43 | T7 LA | T2 | T33 | T21 | T36 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | T10 | T14 LA | T23 LA | NT | ||||||||||
| U.S. Amateur | 2 | R32 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| The Amateur Championship | R128 | 1 | R32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: Perkins never played in the PGA Championship.
LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Sources: Masters,[10] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[11] Open Championship,[12] Amateur Championship[13][14]
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1928
- England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1927 (tie), 1928 (winners), 1929 (tie)
References
[edit]- ^ "FamilySearch: Sign In". Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "1928 Walker Cup". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "1928 Walker Cup results". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "1928 U.S. Amateur". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Perkins Will Play Professional Golf". The Evening Citizen. Ottawa, Canada. 4 June 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Perkins, Golf Champion, Shot in Miami Club Holdup". Rochester Evening Journal and The Post Express. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. 27 February 1932. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "1932 U.S. Open". USGA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Sarazen Cops Golf Crown". The Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. 26 June 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Perkins and Jurado Tied for Golf Lead". Painesville Telegraph. Painesville, Ohio. 25 June 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ www.masters.com Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "USGA Championship Database". Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Forged By Nature". The Open. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Amateur Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "Exciting Amateur Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 11 May 2012.