Phillip Price
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Phillip Price | ||
| Born | 21 October 1966 Pontypridd, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Wales | ||
| Residence | Newport, Wales | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1989 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour Champions | ||
| Professional wins | 7 | ||
| Highest ranking | 41 (20 July 2003)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 3 | ||
| European Senior Tour | 3 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T35: 2004 | ||
| PGA Championship | T58: 2001 | ||
| U.S. Open | T53: 1999 | ||
| The Open Championship | T10: 2003 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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John Phillip Price (born 21 October 1966) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He won three European Tour events between 1994 and 2003 and played in the 2002 Ryder Cup.
Early life
[edit]Price was born in 1966 in Pontypridd. He currently resides in Newport.
Professional golfer
[edit]Price turned professional in 1989 and qualified for membership of the European Tour for the 1991 season via the 1990 Qualifying School. His best year on the tour came in 2000, when he finished eighth on the Order of Merit. His other top ten placing came in 2003, when he was tenth.
He has three tournament wins on the European Tour. In 2005 he played on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, but he did not do well enough to retain his card. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Price has made one appearance in the Ryder Cup, playing for the winning European team of 2002. He beat Phil Mickelson in the final day's singles to secure an invaluable point and an historic victory.
Price played in the 2016 Senior Italian Open which started on his 50th birthday and finished second, a stroke behind Stephen Dodd. In 2017 he had his first win on the European Senior Tour, winning the WINSTONgolf Senior Open. He won the 2019 Staysure PGA Seniors Championship for his second European Senior Tour win.
Professional wins (7)
[edit]European Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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| 1 | 20 Mar 1994 | Portuguese Open | −6 (64-71-71-72=278) | 4 strokes |  Paul Eales, David Gilford, Retief Goosen
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| 2 | 29 Apr 2001 | Algarve Open de Portugal (2) | −15 (72-67-70-64=273) | 2 strokes |  Pádraig Harrington,  Sven Strüver
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| 3 | 6 Jul 2003 | Smurfit European Open | −16 (66-69-67-70=272) | 1 stroke |  Alastair Forsyth,  Mark McNulty
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Other wins (1)
[edit]European Senior Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Jul 2017 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | −14 (66-69-67=202) | 1 stroke |  Thaworn Wiratchant
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| 2 | 4 Aug 2019 | Staysure PGA Seniors Championship | −17 (67-66-71-67=271) | 2 strokes |  Michael Campbell,  James Kingston, Peter Lonard
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| 3 | 20 Aug 2022 | Irish Legends | E (72-70-71=213) | 1 stroke | Peter Baker,  Emanuele Canonica, Paul Eales,  Jarmo Sandelin, Steen Tinning
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European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) | Roger Chapman
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Lost to eagle on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2021 | Irish Legends | Thomas Bjørn
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Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T53 | |||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T58 | |||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T35 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | WD | T57 | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T30 | CUT | T10 | CUT | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T15 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (three times)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | R64 | R64 | ||
| Championship | T17 | NT1 | T54 | ||
| Invitational | T2 | 28 | T71 | T67 | T50 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1984 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Wales): 1987, 1989
Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Wales): 1991, 1996, 2000
- World Cup (representing Wales): 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
- Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2000, 2003 (winners)
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2002 (winners)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 29 2003 Ending 20 Jul 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Phillip Price at the European Tour official site
- Phillip Price at the PGA Tour official site
- Phillip Price at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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Won: 15.5 – 12.5 | ||