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Phil Perkins

born , West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England · died

1runner-up finish

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1932 U.S. Open
  • Open top 10s 1927 (T10)

Near misses

  1. 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 300
  2. 1932 U.S. Open Fresh Meadow C.C. · runner-up to Gene Sarazen

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Gene Sarazen's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1932 U.S. Open

    Runner-up to Gene Sarazen.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1932.

    Career line, 1927–1932

    2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10

    Phil Perkins was born on September 3, 1904, in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. Perkins' best major finish was second, at the 1932 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 300
    2. 1932 U.S. Open Fresh Meadow C.C. · runner-up to Gene Sarazen

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. R&A 1927
    2. golfcompendium.com: 1927 british open