Last 5 performances

  • Van PHILLIPS 7130

    Meet Van

    ENG
    London, England Place of Birth
    5′ 7″ (172cm) Height
    Music, fitness Interests
    Army GC Attachment
    (1993), 94, 95, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 13, (14), (15), (16) Qualifying School

    One of a dozen first-time winners on the European Tour in 1999. Beat John Bickerton at the first hole of a play-off for the Portuguese Algarve Open. Formerly the most easily identifiable golfer on Tour, wearing shirt and tie courtesy of his then sponsors. Less formal now, but still cuts a dapper figure on the fairways. Once a keen Judo fighter, competing in national championships at Crystal Palace as a 12 year old. Took up golf at age 11 after he and father drove past a pitch-and-putt course. Scratch at 15 and played Walker Cup in 1999. Took a break through injury in 2008 and ran a successful academy in London before returning to play in 2014.