Phillip Archer

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Phillip Archer
KLM 2009 Philip Archer.JPG
Archer at the 2009 KLM Open
Personal information
Full namePhillip Neil Archer
Born (1972-03-17) 17 March 1972 (age 53)
Warrington, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight189 lb (86 kg; 13.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Warrington, England
Career
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking 95 (14 October 2007) [1]
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T48: 2006
The Open Championship 81st: 2008

Phillip Neil Archer (born 17 March 1972) is an English professional golfer.

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Career

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. [2] His best European Tour Order of Merit finish is 29th in 2007. He lost his card after the 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 (8)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
122 Aug 2004 Rolex Trophy −18 (65-67-66=198)*5 strokes Flag of England.svg Lee Slattery
212 Jun 2011 Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne −7 (69-67-61-76=273)1 stroke Flag of Austria.svg Roland Steiner
311 Mar 2012 Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic −8 (71-71-68-70=280)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Chris Lloyd, Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Ørum Madsen

*Note: The 2004 Rolex Trophy was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2004 Volvo Finnish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Axgren, Flag of Finland.svg Roope Kakko (a)Kakko won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
123 Aug 2002 Marriott Hollins Hall Trophy−13 (66-67-67=200)2 strokes Flag of England.svg James Holmes, Flag of Scotland.svg Murray Urquhart

Other wins (4)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2007 Omega European Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford Lost to birdie on first extra hole

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2022 WINSTONgolf Senior Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
2 2024 WINSTONgolf Senior Open Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva, Flag of England.svg Van Phillips Phillips won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament20062007200820092010
U.S. Open T48CUT
The Open Championship 81CUT

Note: Archer never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 41 2007 Ending 14 Oct 2007" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Archer misses out on Tour record". BBC Sport . 1 June 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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