Phillip Archer

Phillip Archer
Phillip Archer
	Archer at the 2009 KLM Open
Personal information
Full name	Phillip Neil Archer
Born	17 March 1972 (age 52); Warrington, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg; 13.5 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Warrington, England
Career
Turned professional	1991
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	8
Highest ranking	95 (14 October 2007)
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	3
Other	5
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	T48: 2006
The Open Championship	81st: 2008

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.^[2] 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.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Aug 2004	Rolex Trophy	−18 (65-67-66=198)*	5 strokes	Lee Slattery
2	12 Jun 2011	Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne	−7 (69-67-61-76=273)	1 stroke	Roland Steiner
3	11 Mar 2012	Pacific 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)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2004	Volvo Finnish Open	Johan Axgren, Roope Kakko (a)	Kakko won with birdie on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	23 Aug 2002	Marriott Hollins Hall Trophy	−13 (66-67-67=200)	2 strokes	James Holmes, Murray Urquhart

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2007	Omega European Masters	Brett Rumford	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2022	WINSTONgolf Senior Open	Richard Green	Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
2	2024	WINSTONgolf Senior Open	Adilson da Silva, Van Phillips	Phillips won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
U.S. Open	T48		CUT
The Open Championship			81		CUT

Note: Archer never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Professional