- Phillip Drew
Phillip Drew (born 1986 in
Wellington ) is aNew Zealand croquet player.Phillip is a University Student studying Psychology, Commerce, and is a current recipient of a New Zealand Prime Minister's Athlete Scholarship.
Phillip represented New Zealand in the 2006 "A" series tournament against Australia.Phillip was a qualifier in the 2006 Golf Croquet World Championships and has been awarded a Wild Card for the 2008 [http://wcfcroquet.org WCF] World Golf Croquet Championships in Cape Town, South Africa. Two-time winner of the NZ "Edwina Thompson Silver Tray" (event for the second-tier players in New Zealand). Phillip is also a current member of the New Zealand Youth Squad.
Start of career
Phillip started playing croquet when introduced to the game by his parents at the age of 7. In his younger days Phillip was known for outrageous hairstyles, including a Mohawk inspired by Vyvyan from the
Young Ones .Achievements
*New Zealand Ranking at
18 November 2007 : 22
*World Ranking at18 November 2007 : 148PDASS
Due to his young age Phillip has attracted several very keen supporters who have started the Phillip Drew Admiration Social Society or PDASS for short. AJ Reid, another young croquet player is current President of PDASS.
External links
* [http://www.croquetrecords.com/rank/currentworld.htm Current World Rankings]
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