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
- 1959 Lake Macquarie Amateur
- 1960 Lake Macquarie Amateur
- 1961 New South Wales Amateur Championship,[5] Lake Macquarie Amateur, Lakes Open[6]
- 1964 Lake Macquarie Amateur
- 1965 Lake Macquarie Amateur
- 1966 Lake Macquarie Amateur
- 1974 Lake Macquarie Amateur
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. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Dunk wins NSW Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 February 1971. p. 17.
- ^ "AMATEUR WINS GOLF TITLE". Canberra Times. 18 November 1961. Retrieved 26 February 2022.