Justin Walters

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Justin Walters
Personal information
Full nameJustin Jeremy Walters
Born (1980-10-23) 23 October 1980 (age 43)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of England.svg  England
Residence Horley, Surrey, England
Children2
Career
College Huntingdon College
North Carolina State University
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Tarheel Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T65: 2019
The Open Championship CUT: 2014
Achievements and awards
European Tour
Graduate of the Year 		2013

Justin Jeremy Walters (born 23 October 1980) is a South African professional golfer. His mother is English and has played for England in team play. [1]

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Walters played college golf at Huntingdon College, winning the 2001 NAIA Championship. [2] He then transferred to North Carolina State University where he won three times and was an All-American in 2002 and 2003. [3] He turned professional in 2003.

Walters plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won twice, most recently at the 2011 Investec Royal Swazi Open. [4] He began playing on the Challenge Tour in 2012.

Walters has finished runner-up four times on the European Tour; twice at the Portugal Masters in 2013 and 2019, as well as the Joburg Open in 2014. He also tied for the lead after 72 holes at the 2020 ISPS Handa UK Championship, but was defeated in a playoff by Rasmus Højgaard. [5]

Professional wins (3)

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
12 Apr 2004 Parmalat Classic −11 (68-72-65=205)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Nicholas Lawrence
27 May 2011 Investec Royal Swazi Open 45 pts (17-15-2-11=45)1 point Flag of South Africa.svg Divan van den Heever

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
111 Aug 2005 Statesville Open−17 (67-65-67=199)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Sanchez

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2020 ISPS Handa UK Championship Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Højgaard Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament20142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open T65
The Open Championship
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Justin Walters Selected to Compete For England Versus Spain". Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. ↑ NAIA Men's Golf - Championship History
  3. ↑ NC State University Wolfpack - Golf - All- Americans
  4. ↑ Justin Walters wins Royal Swazi Open
  5. ↑ "UK Championship: Rasmus Hojgaard, 19, wins second European Tour title after Belfry play-off". Sky Sports. 30 August 2020.


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