Phillip Archer | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Phillip Neil Archer |
Born | Warrington, England | 17 March 1972
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | England |
Residence | Warrington, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1991 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 8 |
Highest ranking | 95 (14 October 2007) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
Challenge Tour | 3 |
Other | 5 |
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.
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.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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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 |
*Note: The 2004 Rolex Trophy was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2004 | Volvo Finnish Open | Johan Axgren, Roope Kakko (a) | Kakko won with birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 23 Aug 2002 | Marriott Hollins Hall Trophy | −13 (66-67-67=200) | 2 strokes | James Holmes, Murray Urquhart |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2007 | Omega European Masters | Brett Rumford | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2022 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | Richard Green | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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U.S. Open | T48 | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | 81 | CUT |
Note: Archer never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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