Philip Walton

Philip Joseph Walton (born 28 March 1962) is an Irish professional golfer.

Philip Walton
Personal information
Full namePhilip Joseph Walton
Born (1962-03-28) 28 March 1962
Dublin, Ireland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationality Ireland
ResidenceKillsallaghan, County Meath, Ireland
Career
CollegeOklahoma State University
Turned professional1983
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking78 (15 July 1990)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT39: 1995
U.S. OpenT97: 1996
The Open ChampionshipT13: 1989

Amateur career

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.

Professional career

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.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 1 Jul 1990 Peugeot Open de France −5 (73-66-67-69=275) Playoff West Germany Bernhard Langer
2 17 Apr 1995 Open Catalonia −7 (68-74-71-68=281) 3 strokes Scotland Andrew Coltart
3 4 Jun 1995 Murphy's English Open −14 (65-70-69-70=274) Playoff Scotland Colin Montgomerie

European Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1989 Carroll's Irish Open Wales Ian Woosnam Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 1990 Peugeot Open de France West Germany Bernhard Langer Won with par on second extra hole
3 1995 Murphy's English Open Scotland Colin Montgomerie Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships
Tournament198119821983198419851986198719881989
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T50 T52 T13
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
U.S. Open T97
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT WD CUT T38
PGA Championship T39 CUT
Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship

Note: Walton never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981 Open Championship)
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. "Week 28 1990 Ending 15 Jul 1990" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "A firebrand still shooting from the hip". The Irish Times. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. Stenport, Göran (September 1979). "Stopp mot Danmark även i Junior-EM" [Stop against Denmark in European Youth's Team Championship also]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7/1979. p. 27. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. Stenport, Göran (August 1980). "Grattis Europamästare! Junior-EM, herrar" [Congrats European Champions! European Youth's Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6/1980. pp. 31, 68. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. "European Youths' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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