John Phillip Price (born 21 October 1966) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He won three European Tour events between 1994 and 2003 and played in the 2002 Ryder Cup.
Career In 1966, Price was born in Pontypridd, Wales.
In 1989, Price turned professional. He qualified for membership of the European Tour for the 1991 season via the 1990 Qualifying School. His best year on the tour came in 2000, when he finished eighth on the Order of Merit. His other top ten placing came in 2003, when he was tenth.
He has three tournament wins on the European Tour. In 2005 he played on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, but he did not do well enough to retain his card. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Price has made one appearance in the Ryder Cup, playing for the winning European team of 2002. He beat Phil Mickelson in the final day's singles to secure an invaluable point and an historic victory. The moment later became famous due to Price bragging to everyone afterwards, exclaiming "Tell them who I beat!"
Price played in the 2016 Senior Italian Open which started on his 50th birthday and finished second, a stroke behind Stephen Dodd. In 2017, he had his first win on the European Senior Tour, winning the WINSTONgolf Senior Open. He won the 2019 Staysure PGA Seniors Championship for his second European Senior Tour win.
He currently resides in Newport, Wales.
Professional wins (7) European Tour wins (3) NoDateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up120 Mar 1994Portuguese Open−6 (64-71-71-72=278)4 strokes Paul Eales, David Gilford, Retief Goosen229 Apr 2001Algarve Open de Portugal (2)−15 (72-67-70-64=273)2 strokes Pádraig Harrington, Sven Strüver36 Jul 2003Smurfit European Open−16 (66-69-67-70=272)1 stroke Alastair Forsyth, Mark McNulty
Other wins (1) 1993 Welsh Professional Championship
European Senior Tour wins (3) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up116 Jul 2017WINSTONgolf Senior Open−14 (66-69-67=202)1 stroke Thaworn Wiratchant24 Aug 2019Staysure PGA Seniors Championship−17 (67-66-71-67=271)2 strokes Michael Campbell, James Kingston, Peter Lonard320 Aug 2022Irish LegendsE (72-70-71=213)1 stroke Peter Baker, Emanuele Canonica, Paul Eales, Jarmo Sandelin, Steen Tinning
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) Roger ChapmanLost to eagle on first extra hole22021Irish Legends Thomas BjørnLost to birdie on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentU.S. OpenT53The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT58PGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006Masters TournamentT35U.S. OpenWDT57The Open ChampionshipCUTT30CUTT10CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT15CUTCUTCUT
WD = Withdrew CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 3PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1Totals 0 0 0 0 1 2 18 7 Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (three times) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20002001200220032004Match PlayR64R64R64ChampionshipT17NT1T54InvitationalT228T71T67T50 1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament
Team appearances Amateur Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1984 (winners) European Amateur Team Championship (representing Wales): 1987, 1989
Professional Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Wales): 1991, 1996, 2000 World Cup (representing Wales): 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2000, 2003 (winners) Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2002 (winners)
See also 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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