Cyril Walker (golfer)
| Cyril Walker | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 18, 1892 Manchester, England |
| Died | August 6, 1948 (aged 55) Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Weight | 118 lb (54 kg; 8.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 6 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Masters Tournament | 61st: 1934 |
| PGA Championship | T3: 1921 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 1924 |
| The Open Championship | T14: 1926 |
Cyril Walker (September 18, 1892 – August 6, 1948) was an English professional golfer born in Manchester who emigrated to the United States in 1914.
Walker won the 1924 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills Country Club, while playing out of Englewood Golf Club in New Jersey. He beat defending champion Bobby Jones by three strokes. This was his only top ten finish in seven appearances at the U.S. Open. He was a small man, weighing only 118 pounds.
Walker won six PGA events between 1917 and 1930.[1] He also won the Indiana Open in 1916.
In 1928 he became the pro at the Saddle River Golf and Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey.
An alcohol addiction resulted in Walker's downward spiral that ended up with him working as a dishwasher and near destitute. He died of pleural pneumonia in a Hackensack, New Jersey jail cell where he had gone for shelter.[2]
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (6)
- 1917 (1) one win
- 1921 (1) Pennsylvania Open Championship
- 1922 (1) one win
- 1923 (1) one win
- 1924 (1) U.S. Open
- 1930 (1) Miami International Four-Ball (with Clarence Gamber)
Other wins
- 1916 Indiana Open
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | U.S. Open | Tied for lead | +9 (74-74-74-75=297) | 3 strokes |  Bobby Jones
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Results timeline
| Tournament | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | DNP | NT | NT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| PGA Championship | QF | NT | NT | DNP |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | DNP | 13 | T40 | 23 | 1 | T47 | T55 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | SF | DNP | R16 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 61 |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
See also
References
- ^ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Copyright PGA Tour. Doubleday. pp. 235–37, 249, 253. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
- ^ "Milestones". Time. August 16, 1948. Retrieved January 26, 2012.