Introduction
Thomas Philip Perkins (3 September 1904 – 26 December 1978) was an English professional golfer best known for winning the 1928 Amateur Championship (British Amateur).
Perkins won the Amateur Championship, 6 & 4, over Roger Wethered in May 1928. In August he came to the United States with the 1928 Walker Cup team. The Great Britain team lost to the U.S. team, 11–1. Perkins played Bobby Jones in a singles match, losing 13 & 12. In September 1928, Perkins and Jones met again in the final of the U.S. Amateur. It was the first time that the reigning U.S. Amateur champion (Jones) and Amateur Championship champion (Perkins) met in the final. Jones won the match, 10 & 9.
Perkins stayed in the U.S., living in New York, and turned professional in June 1932, four months after being wounded in a shooting in Florida. Later in June, he finish tied for second in the U.S. Open, after having been the co-leader at the half-way point.
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1927 English Amateur
- 1928 The Amateur Championship
- 1931 Long Island Amateur, New York State Amateur
Professional wins
- 1937 Ohio Open
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | British Amateur | 6 & 4 | Roger Wethered |
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 33 | T28 | |||||
| U.S. Open | T43 | T7 LA | T2 | T33 | T21 | T36 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | T10 | T14 LA | T23 LA | NT | ||||||||||
| U.S. Amateur | 2 | R32 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| The Amateur Championship | R128 | 1 | R32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: Perkins never played in the PGA Championship.
LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Sources: Masters, U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, Open Championship, Amateur Championship
Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1928
- England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1927 (tie), 1928 (winners), 1929 (tie)