Phillip Price

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Phillip Price
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Personal information
Full nameJohn Phillip Price
Born (1966-10-21) 21 October 1966 (age 57)
Pontypridd, Wales
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Residence Newport, Wales
Career
Turned professional1989
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins7
Highest ranking 41 (20 July 2003) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
European Senior Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T35: 2004
PGA Championship T58: 2001
U.S. Open T53: 1999
The Open Championship T10: 2003
Achievements and awards
European Senior Tour
Order of Merit winner
2019

John Phillip Price (born 21 October 1966) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He won three European Tour events between 1994 and 2003 and played in the 2002 Ryder Cup.

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Early life

Price was born in 1966 in Pontypridd. He currently resides in Newport.

Professional golfer

Price turned professional in 1989 and qualified for membership of the European Tour for the 1991 season via the 1990 Qualifying School. His best year on the tour came in 2000, when he finished eighth on the Order of Merit. His other top ten placing came in 2003, when he was tenth.

He has three tournament wins on the European Tour. In 2005 he played on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, but he did not do well enough to retain his card. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Price has made one appearance in the Ryder Cup, playing for the winning European team of 2002. He beat Phil Mickelson in the final day's singles to secure an invaluable point and an historic victory.

Price played in the 2016 Senior Italian Open which started on his 50th birthday and finished second, a stroke behind Stephen Dodd. In 2017 he had his first win on the European Senior Tour, winning the WINSTONgolf Senior Open. He won the 2019 Staysure PGA Seniors Championship for his second European Senior Tour win.

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (3)

NoDateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
120 Mar 1994 Portuguese Open −6 (64-71-71-72=278)4 strokes Flag of England.svg Paul Eales, Flag of England.svg David Gilford,
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Retief Goosen
229 Apr 2001 Algarve Open de Portugal (2)−15 (72-67-70-64=273)2 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington, Flag of Germany.svg Sven Strüver
36 Jul 2003 Smurfit European Open −16 (66-69-67-70=272)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Alastair Forsyth, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty

Other wins (1)

European Senior Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
116 Jul 2017 WINSTONgolf Senior Open −14 (66-69-67=202)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant
24 Aug 2019 Staysure PGA Seniors Championship −17 (67-66-71-67=271)2 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell, Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard
320 Aug 2022 Irish Legends E (72-70-71=213)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Peter Baker, Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Canonica,
Flag of England.svg Paul Eales, Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin,
Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Tinning

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2018 MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) Flag of England.svg Roger Chapman Lost to eagle on first extra hole
2 2021 Irish Legends Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T53
The Open Championship CUTCUTT58
PGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006
Masters Tournament T35
U.S. Open WDT57
The Open Championship CUTT30CUTT10CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTT15CUTCUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000011
U.S. Open 00000032
The Open Championship 00001193
PGA Championship 00000151
Totals000012187

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20002001200220032004
Match Play R64R64R64
Championship T17NT1T54
Invitational T228T71T67T50

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

  1. "Week 29 2003 Ending 20 Jul 2003" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 3 October 2019.