Hall of Fame
In 1951, Phillips led his team to the Border Conference Championship where he was a medalist with a two-round total of 149. This was the first of three consecutive Border Conference Championships for the Cowboys. In 1952, Phillips teamed with HSU hall of famer Tommy Hale to help win the Cowboy's second consecutive conference championship as he took the runner-up spot next to Hale. They set the Border Conference record with a team total of 597. After graduating from HSU, Phillips entered the U.S. Army and did his basic training in Virginia. When he left the Army in 1954, he was selected to be the golf professional at Winchester Country Club in Virginia. Over the years, he won seven major area tournaments in Virginia and finished in the top 10 in fifteen others. Billy was a legend in Virginia golf circles and was considered one of the best players in the Middle Atlantic PGA.
