| Philip Perkins | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Philip Perkins |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1904 |
| Birth Place: | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England[1] |
| Death Place: | Broward County, Florida, U.S. |
| Yearpro: | 1932 |
| Prowins: | 1 |
| Majorwins: | 1 |
| Masters: | T28: 1935 |
| Usopen: | T2: 1932 |
| Open: | T10: 1927 |
| Pga: | DNP |
| Usamateur: | 2nd: 1928 |
| Britamateur: | Won: 1928 |
Thomas Philip Perkins (3 September 1904 – 26 December 1978) was an English professional golfer best known for winning the 1928 Amateur Championship (British Amateur).
In May 1928, Perkins won the Amateur Championship, 6 & 4, over Roger Wethered. In August, he came to the United States with the 1928 Walker Cup team. The Great Britain team lost to the U.S. team, 11–1.[2] Perkins played Bobby Jones in a singles match, losing 13 & 12.[3] In September 1928, Perkins and Jones met again in the final of the U.S. Amateur at Brae Burn Country Club. It was the first time that the reigning U.S. Amateur champion (Jones) and Amateur Championship champion (Perkins) met in the final.[4] Jones won the match, 10 & 9.
Perkins stayed in the U.S., living in New York, and turned professional in June 1932,[5] four months after being wounded in a shooting in Florida.[6] Later in June, he finish tied for second in the U.S. Open,[7] [8] after having been the co-leader at the half-way point.[9]
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| Tournament | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 33 | T28 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T43 | T7 LA | T2 | T33 | T21 | T36 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T10 | T14 LA | T23 LA | NT | |||||||||||
| U.S. Amateur | 2 | R32 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| The Amateur Championship | R128 | 1 | R32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sources: Masters,[10] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[11] Open Championship,[12] Amateur Championship[13] [14]
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