Philip Charles "Phil" Skoglund (born 1937) is a New Zealand lawn bowls player from Palmerston North.

He was awarded an OBE in 1990, and was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. He was the youngest National singles champion at 20, in 1958. He competed in three World Championships (1966, 1972 & 1980).

He has competed in five Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1990 (not 1986 because of a dispute over amateurism). He played poorly in the singles in 1970, hence has been mainly in pairs and fours despite being National singles champion 1970, 1971, 1972 (and in 1966). He won a bronze in pairs, 1974 and in fours, 1990; and a silver in fours, 1978.

He was born in Palmerston North on 20 June 1937. He is a son of politician and cabinet minister Philip Skoglund

Philip Skoglund

Philip Oscar Selwyn Skoglund was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a cabinet minister.He represented the Palmerston North electorate from 1954 to 1960 when he was defeated by William Henry Brown....

 and nephew of champion lawn bowls player Pete Skoglund

Pete Skoglund

Thomas Theodorus "Pete" Skoglund is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the men's fours bronze medal alongside teammates John Englebretson, Noel Jolly and Fred Russell...

. He is a transport company manager.