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'''Phillip K. Billings'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.igfgolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1966-67-WAGTC-Record-Book.pdf|title=Record book (1966–67 WAGTC)|date=August 2014|publisher=[[International Golf Federation]]}}</ref> (born 1939)<ref name=bio>{{Cite web|url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:iv4JHxGv1vwJ:https://collections.ncc.nsw.gov.au/keemu/pages/nrm/nmuseum/Display.php%3Firn%3D8190%26QueryPage%3D%252Fkeemu%252Fpages%252Fnrm%252Fnmuseum%252FQuery.php+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk|title= |
'''Phillip K. Billings'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.igfgolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1966-67-WAGTC-Record-Book.pdf|title=Record book (1966–67 WAGTC)|date=August 2014|publisher=[[International Golf Federation]]}}</ref> (born 1939)<ref name=bio>{{Cite web|url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:iv4JHxGv1vwJ:https://collections.ncc.nsw.gov.au/keemu/pages/nrm/nmuseum/Display.php%3Firn%3D8190%26QueryPage%3D%252Fkeemu%252Fpages%252Fnrm%252Fnmuseum%252FQuery.php+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk|title=Billings, Phillip, Golf|publisher=Newcastle City Council Collections|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref> is a former Australian amateur golfer. He was part of the winning Australian team at the [[1966 Eisenhower Trophy]] in Mexico City. As national captain, he led his country to a tie with Great Britain at the [[Commonwealth Tournament]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y2tAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628%2C3228878|title=Commonwealth title shared – Britain and Australia|newspaper=[[The Glasgow Herald]]|page=6|date=21 October 1963}}</ref> He has won the [[Lake Macquarie Amateur]] the most times, winning on seven occasions (1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.golfnsw.org/eventdisplay/mens--womens-lake-macquarie-amateur/9748|title=Men's & Women's Lake Macquarie Amateur|publisher=NSW Golf|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref> He was the medalist in the 1961 [[Australian Amateur]] and won the [[New South Wales Amateur]] the same year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105852725 |title=Amateur wins golf title |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=36 |issue=10,074 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=18 November 1961 |accessdate=26 September 2018 |page=32 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Billings also competed in professional events. He won the 1961 [[Lakes Open]] and was a runner-up in the 1971 [[New South Wales Open (golf)|New South Wales Open]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lwQrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_uQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4516%2C5561252 |title=Dunk wins NSW Open |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=15 February 1971 |page=17}}</ref> |
Billings also competed in professional events. He won the 1961 [[Lakes Open]] and was a runner-up in the 1971 [[New South Wales Open (golf)|New South Wales Open]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lwQrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_uQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4516%2C5561252 |title=Dunk wins NSW Open |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=15 February 1971 |page=17}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:23, 4 April 2021
| Phil Billings | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Phillip K. Billings |
| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) Belmont, New South Wales, Australia |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
Phillip K. Billings[1] (born 1939)[2] is a former Australian amateur golfer. He was part of the winning Australian team at the 1966 Eisenhower Trophy in Mexico City. As national captain, he led his country to a tie with Great Britain at the Commonwealth Tournament in 1963.[3] He has won the Lake Macquarie Amateur the most times, winning on seven occasions (1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974).[4] He was the medalist in the 1961 Australian Amateur and won the New South Wales Amateur the same year.[5]
Billings also competed in professional events. He won the 1961 Lakes Open and was a runner-up in the 1971 New South Wales Open.[6]
Team appearances
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1962, 1964, 1966 (winners)
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing Australia): 1963 (joint winners), 1967
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1961, 1964 (winners), 1965, 1966 (winners), 1967 (winners)
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 1957 (winners), 1958 (winners), 1959 (winners), 1960 (winners), 1961, 1962 (joint winners), 1963, 1964 (winners), 1965 (winners), 1967 (winners), 1968, 1969 (winners), 1970 (winners), 1971, 1972 (winners), 1974, 1982
References
- ^ "Record book (1966–67 WAGTC)" (PDF). International Golf Federation. August 2014.
- ^ "Billings, Phillip, Golf". Newcastle City Council Collections. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Commonwealth title shared – Britain and Australia". The Glasgow Herald. 21 October 1963. p. 6.
- ^ "Men's & Women's Lake Macquarie Amateur". NSW Golf. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Amateur wins golf title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, no. 10, 074. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 November 1961. p. 32. Retrieved 26 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Dunk wins NSW Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 February 1971. p. 17.
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