Phillip Archer Explained

Phillip Archer
Fullname:Phillip Neil Archer
Birth Date:17 March 1972
Birth Place:Warrington, England
Weight:189lb
Residence:Warrington, England
Yearpro:1991
Extour:European Tour
Challenge Tour
Prowins:8
Chalwins:3
Otherwins:5
Masters:DNP
Usopen:T48: 2006
Open:81st: 2008
Pga:DNP

Phillip Neil Archer (born 17 March 1972) is an English professional golfer.

Career

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.[1] 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 (8)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
122 Aug 2004Rolex Trophy−18 (65-67-66=198)*5 strokes Lee Slattery
212 Jun 2011Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne−7 (69-67-61-76=273)1 stroke Roland Steiner
311 Mar 2012Pacific Rubiales Colombia Classic−8 (71-71-68-70=280)1 stroke Chris Lloyd, Morten Ørum Madsen
*Note: The 2004 Rolex Trophy was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (4)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

Tournament20062007200820092010
U.S. OpenT48CUT
The Open Championship81CUT
Note: Archer never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archer misses out on Tour record . . 1 June 2006 . 27 May 2009.