Phil Blackmar

Phil Blackmar
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Philip Arnold Blackmar
Born September 22, 1957
San Diego, California
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 245 lb (111 kg; 17.5 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional 1980
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 3
Champions Tour 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T33: 1998
U.S. Open T35: 1986
The Open Championship CUT: 1997
PGA Championship T6: 1997

Philip Arnold Blackmar (born September 22, 1957) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour from 1985 to 2000 and now plays on the Champions Tour. He was the tallest player on the PGA Tour during his time on tour, standing 6'7".

Blackmar was born in San Diego, California. He played college golf at the University of Texas where he was a three-time All-Southwest Conference selection. He graduated in 1979 with a degree in finance and turned pro in 1980.

Blackmar played on mini-tours for a few years before earning his 1985 PGA Tour card by finishing second at the 1984 qualifying school. He won three PGA Tour events, all in playoffs: 1985 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open, 1988 Provident Classic, and 1997 Shell Houston Open. He stopped playing the tour after the 2000 season and worked as an analyst and commentator for U.S. TV networks.

After turning 50 in September 2007, Blackmar began playing on the Champions Tour. He won his first Champions Tour event in 2009 at the AT&T Championship by one stroke over three players. He went 36 holes bogey-free over the weekend in San Antonio, Texas.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 28, 1985 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open −17 (72-67-64-68=271) Playoff United States Jodie Mudd, United States Dan Pohl
2 Aug 18, 1988 Provident Classic −24 (66-64-69-65=264) Playoff United States Payne Stewart
3 May 4, 1997 Shell Houston Open −12 (68-71-67-70=276) Playoff United States Kevin Sutherland

PGA Tour playoff record (3–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1985 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open United States Jodie Mudd, United States Dan Pohl Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1988 Provident Classic United States Payne Stewart Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1997 Shell Houston Open United States Kevin Sutherland Won with birdie on first extra hole

Champions Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning vcore Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Oct 25, 2009 AT&T Championship −10 (72-67-64=203) 1 stroke United States Andy Bean, United States Jay Haas, United States Tom Kite

Other wins (1)

this list is incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament DNP DNP T45 DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T43 CUT T35 DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP T65 T53 T40 DNP T53
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T33
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP
PGA Championship DNP T73 CUT DNP DNP DNP T47 T6 CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 7
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 1 19 11

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