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In 2024-25, Phillips led the Terrapins to their first team title in over 10 years as they won the inaugural Testudo Cup in April. The Terps went -11 to win the event. 

Later that year, Maryland finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships out of 18 teams competing - a major improvement since finishing 14th of 14 the year before.

Sophomore Emil Riegger earned an individual bid to NCAA Regionals in 2025 - the first Terrapin to earn a bid since 2018.

Prior to coming to College Park, Phillips served as the assistant coach at the University of Virginia for six seasons as the Cavaliers received a berth to the NCAA Championships in each of those campaigns. Phillips was also instrumental in two Virginia golfers winning ACC individual titles. 
 
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Phillips has coached four All-Americans and 12 Academic All-Americans and has been a part of three conference champions. 
 
Phillips joined the Virginia staff in August of 2016 after helping Virginia Commonwealth to three consecutive Atlantic 10 titles from 2014-16. He spent four seasons with the Rams, joining the staff in 2012. 
 
While at Virginia, Phillips coached All-American Thomas Walsh who won the 2018 ACC Championship, shooting a record 16-under 200 in the event.  In 2017, his first season with the Cavaliers, Virginia won four tournaments, finished as the runner-up in two other events and placed 10th at the NCAA Championships, the best showing in program history. Jimmy Stanger won the ACC individual title and three Cavaliers earned All-America honors.
 
During his tenure at VCU, the Rams won six tournament titles, had five individual tournament medalists, saw 11 players receive all-conference honors and had six players named All-American Scholars.
As a player, Phillips was a four-time All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference selection and guided Bridgewater College to the 2010 ODAC team title and an appearance in that year's NCAA Division III Championship.

A two-year captain, Phillips was named a Cleveland/Srixon Academic All-American in 2011 and 2012.

Phillips graduated from Bridgewater in 2011 with a degree in business administration. He is a product of the VCU Center for Sport Leadership. Phillips received his master's in sport leadership from the program in 2013.

Updated May 15, 2025