Philippe Toussaint

Philippe Toussaint
Personal information
Full name	Philippe Toussaint
Born	(1949-06-30) 30 June 1949 (age 75) Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sporting nationality	Belgium
Residence	Brussels, Belgium
Career
Turned professional	1971
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T41: 1979

Philippe Toussaint (born 30 June 1949) was one of Belgium's most successful golfers.

Early life and amateur career

Toussaint was born in Brussels. As an amateur he won the Italian Amateur Championship, was runner up in the Belgian Amateur Championship, and twice represented Belgium in the Eisenhower Trophy.

Professional career

In 1971, he joined the European Tour. He won one tournament during his time on the tour, at the 1974 Benson & Hedges Festival, when he edged out Bob Shearer in a sudden death playoff. ^[1]

Toussaint also represented Belgium in the World Cup on ten occasions, as well as appearing in several other team events.

Amateur wins

• 1968 French Junior Championship
• 1969 Italian Amateur Championship

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	17 Aug 1974	Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf	−8 (71-70-71-64=276)	Playoff	Bob Shearer

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1974	Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf	Bob Shearer	Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT		T41

Note: Toussaint only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Belgium): 1966, 1970
• St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1968, 1970

Professional

• World Cup (representing Belgium): 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1987
• Marlboro Nations' Cup/Philip Morris International (representing Belgium): 1973, 1975, 1976
• Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1976
• Double Diamond International (representing Continental Europe): 1977

References

1. Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 327. ISBN   0-85613-520-8.

External links

• Philippe Toussaint at the European Tour official site