Education
Walton attended Oklahoma State University in the United States and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup in 1981 and 1983.
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Philip Walton
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Walton has represented Ireland or Great Britain & Ireland on many occasions. 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.
1981 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Spanish Open Amateur Championship European Tour (3) Other wins (4) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut World Development = withdrew "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
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 (West–L–H) 1–1–0 = 1 pt World Cup (representing Ireland): 1995.
Achievements
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1981 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Spanish Open Amateur Championship 1982 Irish Amateur Championship European Tour playoff record (2–1) 1987 Irish Professional Golf Association Championship 1989 Irish Professional Golf Association Championship 1991 Irish Professional Golf Association Championship 1995 Irish Professional Golf Association Championship.
Membership
He was a member of the winning Irish team at the 1990 Alfred Dunhill Cup.
