Career
This was his only top ten finish in seven appearances at the United States. He was a small man, weighing only 118 pounds. In 1928 he became the pro at the Saddle River Golf and Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey.
Walker"s slow pace of play combined with his sometimes-combative personality eventually made him unpopular with fellow players and tournament sponsors. This hastened his exit from the then-nascent professional golfers" tournament circuit.
An alcohol addiction further hastened his downward spiral during the 1930s and he ultimately found himself in a near-destitute condition working as a dishwasher.
He died of pleural pneumonia in a Hackensack, New Jersey jail cell where he had gone for shelter. Professional Golf Association Tour wins (6) Other wins 1916 Indiana Wins (1) Results timeline NYF = Tournament not yet founded Northwest Territories = Number tournament DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut R64, R32, R16, QF, San Francisco = Round in which player lost in Professional Golf Association Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
