Sam Walker (golfer)
| Sam Walker | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sam James Walker |
| Born |
1 March 1978 Birmingham, England |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st) |
| Nationality |
 England |
| Residence | Birmingham, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2007 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2012 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Sam James Walker (born 1 March 1978) is an English professional golfer.
Walker was born in Birmingham and turned professional in 2000. He came through the ranks, starting his career on the third tier MasterCard Tour before graduating to the Challenge Tour and finally the top level European Tour. He has struggled to establish himself at the highest level, only retaining his card once in 2007 when he finished 80th on the Order of Merit.
Walker has five wins on the second tier Challenge Tour, the first coming in 2006 at the Scottish Challenge and the second in 2010 at the Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne.[1] He picked up his third victory in June 2012, reclaiming the Scottish Hydro Challenge. He added two wins in 2016, the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge in August and the Kazakhstan Open in October
Professional wins (6)
Challenge Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Jul 2006 | Scottish Challenge | –18 (68-69-64-65=266) | 6 strokes |  Gareth Wright |
| 2 | 9 May 2010 | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | –8 (63-70-70-69=272) | 1 stroke |  Victor Riu,  Raymond Russell |
| 3 | 24 Jun 2012 | Scottish Hydro Challenge | –8 (64-67-70=201) | Playoff | Simon Wakefield |
| 4 | 14 Aug 2016 | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | –15 (68-68-69-68=273) | Playoff | Julien Guerrier, Scott Henry, Romain Langasque,  Darius van Driel |
| 5 | 2 Oct 2016 | Kazakhstan Open | –18 (69-67-65-69=270) | 1 stroke | Jordan Smith |
Other wins (1)
- 2000 Hawkstone Park (MasterCard Tour)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
See also
References
- ↑ "Walker wins in Brittany". PGA European Tour. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
External links
- Sam Walker at the European Tour official site
- Sam Walker at the Official World Golf Ranking official site