Philip Perkins

Philip Perkins
Personal information
Full nameThomas Philip Perkins
Born(1904-09-03)3 September 1904
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England[1]
Died26 December 1978(1978-12-26) (aged 74)
Broward County, Florida, U.S.
Sporting nationality England
Spouse
Cecil Lupton
​
(m. 1932)​
Career
Turned professional1932
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT28: 1935
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT2: 1932
The Open ChampionshipT10: 1927
U.S. Amateur2nd: 1928
British AmateurWon: 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).

Amateur career

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.

Professional career

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]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning score Runner-up
1928 British Amateur 6 & 4 England Roger Wethered

Results timeline

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 – – – – – – – – –

Note: Perkins never played in the PGA Championship.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Sources: Masters,[10] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[11] Open Championship,[12] Amateur Championship[13][14]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "FamilySearch: Sign In". Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ "1928 Walker Cup". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ^ "1928 Walker Cup results". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ^ "1928 U.S. Amateur". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Perkins Will Play Professional Golf". The Evening Citizen. Ottawa, Canada. 4 June 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Perkins, Golf Champion, Shot in Miami Club Holdup". Rochester Evening Journal and The Post Express. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. 27 February 1932. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  7. ^ "1932 U.S. Open". USGA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Sarazen Cops Golf Crown". The Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. 26 June 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Perkins and Jurado Tied for Golf Lead". Painesville Telegraph. Painesville, Ohio. 25 June 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  10. ^ www.masters.com Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "USGA Championship Database". Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Forged By Nature". The Open. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Amateur Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  14. ^ "Exciting Amateur Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 11 May 2012.