Van Phillips (golfer)

Vanslow Luke Phillips (born 27 March 1972) is an English professional golfer.

Van Phillips
Personal information
Full nameVanslow Luke Phillips
Born (1972-03-27) 27 March 1972
London, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight167 lb (76 kg; 11.9 st)
Nationality England
ResidenceCamberley, Surrey, England
Career
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1997

Phillips was born in London. As an amateur, he won the Berkshire Trophy twice before turning professional after playing in the Walker Cup at the end of 1993. In 1996 he won the Interlaken Open on the second tier Challenge Tour, and graduated to the European Tour for the following season by finishing in 6th place on the tour rankings at the end of the year.

Phillips made steady progress, finishing inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit in each of his first four seasons on the European Tour. He captured his maiden win in 1999, at the Algarve Portuguese Open, where he overcame John Bickerton in a playoff.[1] In 2001, he struggled to hold on to his tour card, and has competed mostly on the Challenge Tour since then. He won the Mauritius Open, a non-tour event in 2006.[2]

Early in his professional career Phillips regularly played in a shirt and tie as part of a sponsorship deal.[3]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 7 Mar 1999 Algarve Portuguese Open −12 (72-68-68-68=276) Playoff John Bickerton

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 Algarve Portuguese Open John Bickerton Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1997
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Phillips holds nerve to win first Tour title". The Independent. 8 March 1999. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. "Van the man is Mauritius master". Daily Mail. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  3. "Smart start for Phillips". The Independent. 14 March 1997. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
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