Philip Walton | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Philip Joseph Walton |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 28 March 1962
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Sporting nationality | Ireland |
Residence | Killsallaghan, County Meath, Ireland |
Career | |
College | Oklahoma State University |
Turned professional | 1983 |
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Highest ranking | 78 (15 July 1990) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | T39: 1995 |
U.S. Open | T97: 1996 |
The Open Championship | T13: 1989 |
Philip Joseph Walton (born 28 March 1962) is an Irish professional golfer.
According to Ronan Rafferty, Walton had the best handicap in the Republic of Ireland as an amateur. [2] Walton attended Oklahoma State University in the United States and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup in 1981 and 1983.
Walton turned professional in 1983 and spent many years on the European Tour, making the top one hundred on the Order of Merit every year from 1983 to 1998, with a best ranking of thirteenth in 1995. He won three European Tour events and four Irish PGA Championships.
Walton has represented Ireland or Great Britain & Ireland on many occasions. He was a member of the winning Irish team at the 1990 Alfred Dunhill Cup. He made his only Ryder Cup appearance for Europe in 1995 at Oak Hill, where he beat Jay Haas on the final green of the crucial penultimate singles match.
Walton came through local qualifying to earn his place at the 2008 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, his first major since 1998.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 1 Jul 1990 | Peugeot Open de France | −5 (73-66-67-69=275) | Playoff | Bernhard Langer |
2 | 17 Apr 1995 | Open Catalonia | −7 (68-74-71-68=281) | 3 strokes | Andrew Coltart |
3 | 4 Jun 1995 | Murphy's English Open | −14 (65-70-69-70=274) | Playoff | Colin Montgomerie |
European Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1989 | Carroll's Irish Open | Ian Woosnam | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 1990 | Peugeot Open de France | Bernhard Langer | Won with par on second extra hole |
3 | 1995 | Murphy's English Open | Colin Montgomerie | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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U.S. Open | |||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T50 | T52 | T13 | |||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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U.S. Open | T97 | |||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | WD | CUT | T38 | ||||
PGA Championship | T39 | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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U.S. Open | |||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | ||||||||
PGA Championship |
Note: Walton never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981 Open Championship)
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Amateur
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