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4 days ago · He might not have believed it either,” Phillips said of his father Buddy, who died in 2020 after serving nearly 60 years as a club professional and instructor. At one time, the old man probably ...
4 days ago · On Thursday, at four minutes before 1 in the afternoon, off Valhalla GC’s first tee, beside 23-year-old Keita Nakajima and 31-year-old Denny McCarthy, there’ll be Tracy Phillips. How would he ...
4 days ago · By BVM Sportsdesk, 3h ago. 61-year-old Tracy Phillips, who quit golf for 20 years, is set to play in his first-ever PGA Championship. Phillips was once a top-ranked junior golfer and held a scholarship at Oklahoma State. Due to a herniated disc and driver's yips, he abandoned competitive play but stayed close to the game as a coach and caddy.
4 days ago · Playing in the PGA Championship at 61, golf teacher's biggest lesson is the power of perseverance. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At first glance, it's easy to pick out the most unlikely entrant in golf's second major of the year. He's a 61-year-old club pro out of Oklahoma named Tracy Phillips.
3 days ago · He is one of 21 club pros who qualified for the PGA. This trip comes 44 years after Phillips was ranked as the country’s top junior. He rode that success to a scholarship at Oklahoma State, but a back injury wrecked his game and he quit competitive golf for about 20 years. “I wish I had probably 10 years of those back,” he said.
5 days ago · BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — 61 YEAR OLD Tulsa area teaching pro Tracy Phillips, in the field for the PGA Championship at Valhalla. Phillips, an OSU alum, was the top ranked amateur in the country in ...
2 days ago · The 61-year-old is playing in his debut PGA Championship having finished T17 in the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. Phillips is the director of Instruction at Center Ridge, where his ...
