Phillip Archer

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Phillip Archer
KLM 2009 Philip Archer.JPG
At KLM Open in 2009
Personal information
Full namePhillip Neil Archer
Born (1972-03-17) 17 March 1972 (age 49)
Warrington, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight189 lb (86 kg; 13.5 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceWarrington, England
Career
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking95 (14 October 2007)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT48: 2006
The Open Championship81st: 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.

Professional wins (6)[]

Challenge Tour wins (3)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 22 Aug 2004 Rolex Trophy −18 (65-67-66=198)* 5 strokes England Lee Slattery
2 12 Jun 2011 Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne −7 (69-67-61-76=273) 1 stroke Austria
3 11 Mar 2012 Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic −8 (71-71-68-70=280) 1 stroke England , Denmark 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
1 2004 Volvo Finnish Open Sweden Johan Axgren, Finland Roope Kakko (a) Kakko won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)[]

  • 2002 Marriott Hills

Other wins (2)[]

Playoff record[]

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2007 Omega European Masters Australia Brett Rumford Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
U.S. Open T48 CUT
The Open Championship 81 CUT

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

  • Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007 (winners)
  • PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2017 (winners)

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.

External links[]

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