Education
In 1990, McPhillips was defeated by Alan McManus in the Final of the Scottish Amateur Championship and again finished runners up in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Championship in Edinburgh, He was defeated by Matthew Stevens 6–3.
In 1990, McPhillips was defeated by Alan McManus in the Final of the Scottish Amateur Championship and again finished runners up in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Championship in Edinburgh, He was defeated by Matthew Stevens 6–3.
He reached northern 59 in the Snooker world rankings 1994/1995 as a result. His biggest victory came in 4th Qualifying round of the 2001 Embassy World Snooker Championship against Tony Jones. He recently reached the Preliminary Round in the 2011 Scottish Professional Championship.
Non-Ranking Wins (1) Hendry beats colour blindness: Snooker Pressure gets to Price Again.