Mr. Philip Yarrow

Philip Yarrow began competing in and winning squash tournaments as a member of the Under 19 Junior Squad in his native England. While attending Nottingham University he was both the British and English Universities Champion. His school's team were the English Universities Team Champions for the three years he attended. Yarrow was the U.S. National Amateur Champion in 1992 and 1993 while he was also building one of the best squash programs in the country as head squash professional at Chicago's...See more

Philip Yarrow began competing in and winning squash tournaments as a member of the Under 19 Junior Squad in his native England. While attending Nottingham University he was both the British and English Universities Champion. His school's team were the English Universities Team Champions for the three years he attended. Yarrow was the U.S. National Amateur Champion in 1992 and 1993 while he was also building one of the best squash programs in the country as head squash professional at Chicago's Lakeshore Athletic Club. He is recognized as the key figure in U.S. players' recent switch from the North American "hard ball" version to the international "soft ball" version of the game. Yarrow is an English SRA (Squash Rackets Association) certified coach, an English and U.S. certified referee, and a U.S. certified referee instructor. In addition to squash, the author also plays golf and chess. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois with his wife, Virginia. See less