Wayne Phillips

Birthdate: Sept. 10, 1957

Birthplace: Newark, N.J.

Age: 50 Ht: 6’3 Wt: 262

Home: Bethlehem, Pa.

College: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Turned Professional: 1979

Player Notes: Qualified with a 70 at Burlington Country Club in Mt. Holly, N.J. during sectional qualifying…This will be his first Senior Open and USGA event…Phillips’ son, Andrew will caddie this week…Has been the golf pro at Lehigh Country Club in Allentown, Pa., for 22 years…First professional win came in 1980 at the Doylestown Open…Has won 12 Philadelphia PGA events and 30 Pocono Professional Chapter events…Holds the course record at Lehigh Country Club with a 10-under 60 in 1991…Nicknamed "The King" after Arnold Palmer, who he shares the same birthday with…Always marks ball with a coin tails up…Enjoys harness horse racing