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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=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 Amteur]] 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>
'''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://collections.ncc.nsw.gov.au/keemu/pages/nrm/nmuseum/Display.php?irn=8190&QueryPage=%2Fkeemu%2Fpages%2Fnrm%2Fnmuseum%2FQuery.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309201334/http://collections.ncc.nsw.gov.au/keemu/pages/nrm/nmuseum/Display.php?irn=8190&QueryPage=%2Fkeemu%2Fpages%2Fnrm%2Fnmuseum%2FQuery.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 March 2017|title=Billings, Phillip, Golf|publisher=Newcastle City Council Collections|access-date=12 August 2018}}</ref> is a former Australian amateur golfer.


== Golfing career ==
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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>
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 medallist in the 1961 [[Australian Amateur]] and won the [[New South Wales Amateur]] the same year.<ref name=":0">{{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 name=":1">{{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>

== Personal life ==
For his career, Billings worked as a schoolteacher.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1961-11-18|title=AMATEUR WINS GOLF TITLE|work=Canberra Times|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105852725|access-date=2022-02-26}}</ref>

== Tournament wins ==

* 1959 [[Lake Macquarie Amateur]]
* 1960 Lake Macquarie Amateur
* 1961 [[New South Wales Amateur Championship]],<ref name=":0" /> Lake Macquarie Amateur, [[Lakes Open]]<ref name=":1" />
* 1964 Lake Macquarie Amateur
* 1965 Lake Macquarie Amateur
* 1966 Lake Macquarie Amateur
* 1974 Lake Macquarie Amateur


==Team appearances==
==Team appearances==
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*[[Commonwealth Tournament]] (representing Australia): 1963 (joint winners), 1967
*[[Commonwealth Tournament]] (representing Australia): 1963 (joint winners), 1967
*[[Sloan Morpeth Trophy]] (representing Australia): 1961, 1964 (winners), 1965, 1966 (winners), 1967 (winners)
*[[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==
==References==

Revision as of 21:27, 10 February 2024

Phil Billings
Personal information
Full namePhillip K. Billings
Born1939 (age 84–85)
Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
StatusAmateur

Phillip K. Billings[1] (born 1939)[2] is a former Australian amateur golfer.

Golfing career

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 medallist 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]

Personal life

For his career, Billings worked as a schoolteacher.[7]

Tournament wins

Team appearances

References

  1. ^ "Record book (1966–67 WAGTC)" (PDF). International Golf Federation. August 2014.
  2. ^ "Billings, Phillip, Golf". Newcastle City Council Collections. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth title shared – Britain and Australia". The Glasgow Herald. 21 October 1963. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Men's & Women's Lake Macquarie Amateur". NSW Golf. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ a b "Dunk wins NSW Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 February 1971. p. 17.
  7. ^ "AMATEUR WINS GOLF TITLE". Canberra Times. 18 November 1961. Retrieved 26 February 2022.


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