Philippe Toussaint

Philippe Toussaint
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Philippe Toussaint
Born (1949-06-30) 30 June 1949
Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Nationality  Belgium
Residence Brussels, Belgium
Career
Turned professional 1971
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T41: 1979
PGA Championship DNP

Philippe Toussaint (born 30 June 1949) was one of Belgium's most successful golfers.

Toussaint was born in Brussels. As an amateur he won the Italian Amateur Championship, was runner up in the Belgian Amateur Championship, and twice represented Belgium in the Eisenhower Trophy. He turned professional in 1971 and joined the European Tour. He won one tournament during his time on the tour, at the 1974 Benson & Hedges Festival, when he edged out Bob Shearer in a sudden death playoff.[1]

Toussaint also represented Belgium in the World Cup on eight occasions, as well as appearing in several other team events.

Amateur wins

Professional wins

European Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT DNP T41
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ↑ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 327. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.

External links

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