| 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 | T18: 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.[1][2][3][4] This was his only top ten finish in seven appearances at the U.S. Open. He was a small man, weighing only 118 pounds (54 kg).[5]
Walker won six PGA events between 1917 and 1930.[6] 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.[7]
- ^ "Open golf title to Cyril Walker". Montreal Gazette. June 7, 1924. p. 17.
- ^ "Walker new Open leader". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. June 7, 1924. p. 13.
- ^ Sixty, Billy (June 7, 1924). "Walker beats Jones for National Open golf title". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cyril Walker, native of England, wins National Open golf crown by beating Jones 3 strokes". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. June 7, 1924. p. 16.
- ^ Williams, Joe (July 14, 1924). "Tiny mites carry off golf laurels". Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 14.
- ^ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Copyright PGA Tour. Doubleday. pp. 235–37, 249, 253. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
- ^ "Cyril Walker is a arrested in golf club war". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 28, 1933. p. 5, part 2.