Phil Billings
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Full namePhillip K. Billings
Born1939 (age 86–87)
Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Sporting nationality
Australia
AustraliaStatusAmateur
| Phil Billings | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Phillip K. Billings |
| Born | 1939 (age 86–87) 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 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]
