Philip Walton

Philip Walton
Philip Walton
Personal information
Full name	Philip Joseph Walton
Born	28 March 1962 (age 62); Dublin, Ireland
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)
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.

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

1981 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Spanish International Amateur Championship
1982 Irish Amateur Close Championship

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
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
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

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1981	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T50	T52	T13
PGA Championship

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1995	1996	1998
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
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

European Youths' Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1979 (winners),^[3] 1980,^[4] 1981^[5]
Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1981, 1983
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1981, 1983
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1982
St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1982

Professional

Europcar Cup (representing Ireland): 1988
Dunhill Cup (representing Ireland): 1989, 1990 (winners), 1992, 1994, 1995
Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1995 (winners)
- Record (W–L–H) 1–1–0 = 1 pt
World Cup (representing Ireland): 1995

References

^ "Week 28 1990 Ending 15 Jul 1990" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ "A firebrand still shooting from the hip". The Irish Times. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "European Youths' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2020.