Philip Walton
Date of Birth: 28/03/1962
Residence: Co. Meath, Ireland
Attachment: FORE Ireland
Personal
Wife: Suzanne (married 1986);
Children: Hayley (1990), Rhys (1992), Sian (1996)
Interests: Music, reading, fishing, horse riding
Turned Pro: 1983 (plus 1)
Career Highlights
In common with fellow Irishman Paul McGinley, will always be remembered for securing victory in The Ryder Cup with his moment coming in 1995 at Oak Hill. Playing Jay Haas of the USA in the penultimate singles Walton held his nerve to two putt the final green for the crucial European win.
Philip Walton grew up on the links at Malahide just north of Dublin and spent three years at Oklahoma University. In the Walker Cup he collected three points out of four in 1981 and 1983 Walker Cups before turning professional the same year.
He returned to The European Tour for the first time since losing his card in 1999, after enduring five unsuccessful visits to the Qualifying School Finals, in 2004.
Walton is currently playing the Irish PGA Order of Merit and is planning to play the Seniors Tour in eighteen months.
Victories
Peugeot Open de France (1990)
Murphy’s English Open (1995)
Catalonia Open (1995)
Ryder Cup (1995)
World Cup (1995)
Alfred Dunhill Cup (1990)
