Philip Perkins

Philip Perkins
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Thomas Philip Perkins
Born 3 September 1904
Died 26 December 1978 (aged 74)
Broward County, Florida, U.S.
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
U.S. Open T2: 1932
The Open Championship T10: 1927
PGA Championship DNP
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).

Perkins won the Amateur Championship, 6 & 4, over Roger Wethered in May 1928. He came to the United States with the Walker Cup team in August 1928. The Great Britain team lost to the U.S. team, 11–1.[1] Perkins played Bobby Jones in a singles match, losing 13 & 12.[2] In September 1928, Perkins and Jones met again in the final of the U.S. Amateur. It was the first time that the reigning U.S. Amateur champion (Jones) and Amateur Championship champion (Perkins) met in the final.[3] Jones won the match, 10 & 9.

Perkins stayed in the U.S., living in New York, and turned professional in June 1932,[4] four months after being wounded in a shooting in Florida.[5] Later in June, he finish tied for second in the U.S. Open,[6][7] after having been the co-leader at the half-way point.[8]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning ScoreRunner-up
1928 British Amateur 6 & 4 England Roger Wethered

Results timeline

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 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP T43 T7 LA T2 T33 T21 T36 DNP CUT DNP DNP CUT
The Open Championship T10 T14 LA T23 LA DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP NT
U.S. Amateur DNP 2 DNP R32 DNQ - - - - - - - - -
The Amateur Championship R128 1 R32 DNP DNP - - - - - - - - -

Note: Perkins never played in the PGA Championship.
LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
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
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Sources: Masters,[9] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[10] Open Championship,[11][12][13] Amateur Championship[14][15]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ↑ "1928 Walker Cup". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "1928 Walker Cup results". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "1928 U.S. Amateur". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Perkins Will Play Professional Golf". The Evening Citizen (Ottawa, Canada). 4 June 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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.
  6. ↑ "1932 U.S. Open". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sarazen Cops Golf Crown". The Reading Eagle (Reading, Pennsylvania). Associated Press. 26 June 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Perkins and Jurado Tied for Golf Lead". Painesville Telegraph (Painesville, Ohio). 25 June 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  9. ↑ www.masters.com
  10. ↑ USGA Championship Database
  11. ↑ 1927 Open Championship
  12. ↑ 1928 Open Championship
  13. ↑ 1929 Open Championship
  14. ↑ "Amateur Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "Exciting Amateur Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 11 May 2012.