Phillip Archer
| Phillip Archer | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 At KLM Open in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Phillip Archer |
| Born |
17 March 1972 Warrington, England |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13.5 st) |
| Nationality |
 England |
| Residence | Warrington, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T48: 2006 |
| The Open Championship | 81st: 2008 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Phillip Archer (born 17 March 1972) is an English professional golfer.
Archer was born in Warrington. He is best known for shooting a score of 60 in the first round at the Celtic Manor Wales Open in 2006. He had a chance of being the first player on the European Tour to shoot a 59, but missed his birdie putt on the 18th green.[1] His best European Tour Order of Merit finish is 29th in 2007. He lost his card after a poor 2010 season. He has won three tournaments on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier tour. He won the Rolex Trophy in 2004, the Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne in 2011 and the Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic in 2012.
Professional wins (4)
Challenge Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Aug 2004 | Rolex Trophy | –18 (65-67-66=198) | 5 strokes | Lee Slattery |
| 2 | 12 Jun 2011 | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | –7 (69-67-61-76=273) | 1 stroke |  Roland Steiner |
| 3 | 11 Mar 2012 | Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic | –8 (71-71-68-70=280) | 1 stroke | Chris Lloyd,  Morten Ørum Madsen |
Other wins (1)
- 2002 Marriott Hills (PGA EuroPro Tour)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T48 | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | 81 | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Professional
- Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007 (winners)
See also
References
- ↑ "Archer misses out on Tour record". BBC Sport. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
External links
- Official website
- Phillip Archer at the European Tour official site
- Phillip Archer at the Official World Golf Ranking official site