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 Phil è nato nel 1921 ed è stato il primo giocatore canadese ha conquistare il massimo rango nelle classifiche nazionali.

 Veterano della Royal Canadian Air Force partecipò a diverse missioni di guerra in Europa guadagnandosi la Distinguished Flying Cross.

 Phil che era uno statistico, viveva a Richmond nella British Columbia ed era chiamato da tutti Mr. Bridge, aveva iniziato la sua carriera professionale come giornalista sportivo  di baseball e poi come radio annunciatore, prima di dirigersi verso il 1954 su quella di Direttore di Torneo.

 Prima di ritirarsi nel 1988, aveva gestito per molti anni a Vancouver il più grande Club del Canada.

Sposato con Maureen aveva due figli e viveva a Richmond.

Valutato come il più grande Direttore canadese di tutti, i tempi si è spento agli inizi nel 2010 a causa del morbo di Parkinson.

Phil Wood (1921 - 2010), has been a retired national tournament director revered as Mr. Bridge in the Pacific Northwest.

Wood was a veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force. During World War II, he was assigned to England’s Royal Air Force Bombing Squadron, flying 39 missions over France and Germany and earning a Distinguished Flying Cross.

The Richmond BC resident was the first Canadian TD to earn national rank, the highest attainable. Wood began his directing career in 1954 after working as a baseball writer, broadcaster and statistician.

He served as tournament manager for District 18 for many years, starting in 1971.

He also managed country club bridge activity in greater Vancouver, averaging more than 400 tables per month. He retired as a tournament director in 1988 but continued to be active in bridge.

Wood was hailed for his role as co-chair of the 1999 Spring NABC in Vancouver, his back yard.

ACBL Board Member Al Levy wrote in his District 24 newsletter that “Vancouver had it all . . . (and) much credit goes to Phil Wood.”

At the tournament’s Goodwill Committee meeting, Wood was honored for his long service and his expertise at promoting bridge by making sure everyone had fun.

He died on Feb. 14 of Parkinson’s disease. He was 88.

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