Phil Billings
Appearance
Phil Billings | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Phillip K. Billings |
Born | 1939 (age 84–85) Belmont, New South Wales, Australia |
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Career | |
Status | Amateur |
Phillip K. Billings[1] (born 1939)[2] is a former Australian amateur golfer. He was part of the winning Australian team at the 1966 Eisenhower Trophy in Mexico City. As national captain, he led his country to a tie with Great Britain at the Commonwealth Tournament in 1963.[3] He has won the Lake Macquarie Amateur the most times, winning on seven occasions (1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974),[4] and was the medalist in the 1961 Australian Amateur.[5]
Billings also competed in professional events. He won the 1961 Lakes Open and was a runner-up in the 1971 New South Wales Open.[6]
Team appearances
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1962, 1964, 1966 (winners)
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing Australia): 1963 (joint winners), 1967
References
- ^ "Record book (1966–67 WAGTC)" (PDF). International Golf Federation. August 2014.
- ^ "BILLINGS, PHILLIP, Golf". Newcastle City Council Collections. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Commonwealth title shared – Britain and Australia". The Glasgow Herald. 21 October 1963. p. 6.
- ^ "Men's & Women's Lake Macquarie Amateur". NSW Golf. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Amateur wins golf title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, no. 10, 074. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 November 1961. p. 32. Retrieved 26 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Dunk wins NSW Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 February 1971. p. 17.