Philip Walton

Philip Walton
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Philip Joseph Walton
Born	(1962-03-28) 28 March 1962 Dublin, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality	Ireland
Residence	Killsallaghan, Dublin, Ireland
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1983
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T97: 1996
The Open Championship	T13: 1989
PGA Championship	T39: 1995

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

Walton attended Oklahoma State University in the United States and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup in 1981 and 1983. He 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 has 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 (3)

• 1981 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Spanish Open Amateur Championship
• 1982 Irish Amateur Championship

Professional wins (7)

European Tour (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)

• 1987 Irish PGA Championship
• 1989 Irish PGA Championship
• 1991 Irish PGA Championship
• 1995 Irish PGA Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	T50	T52	T13
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T97	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	WD	CUT	DNP	T38	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T39	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1981, 1983
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1982

Professional

• Europcar Cup: 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

External links

• Philip Walton at the European Tour official site