Phil Billings

Phil Billings
Personal information
Full namePhillip K. Billings
Born1939 (age 84–85)
Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
StatusAmateur

Phillip K. Billings[1] (born 1939)[2] is a former Australian amateur golfer.

Golfing career

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He was part of the winning Australian team at the 1966 Eisenhower Trophy in Mexico City. As national captain, he led his country to a tie with Great Britain at the Commonwealth Tournament in 1963.[3] He has won the Lake Macquarie Amateur the most times, winning on seven occasions (1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974).[4] He was the medallist in the 1961 Australian Amateur and won the New South Wales Amateur the same year.[5]

Billings also competed in professional events. He won the 1961 Lakes Open and was a runner-up in the 1971 New South Wales Open.[6]

Personal life

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For his career, Billings worked as a schoolteacher.[7]

Tournament wins

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Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "Record book (1966–67 WAGTC)" (PDF). International Golf Federation. August 2014.
  2. ^ "Billings, Phillip, Golf". Newcastle City Council Collections. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth title shared – Britain and Australia". The Glasgow Herald. 21 October 1963. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Men's & Women's Lake Macquarie Amateur". NSW Golf. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Amateur wins golf title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, no. 10, 074. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 November 1961. p. 32. Retrieved 26 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b "Dunk wins NSW Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 February 1971. p. 17.
  7. ^ "AMATEUR WINS GOLF TITLE". Canberra Times. 18 November 1961. Retrieved 26 February 2022.