Cyril Walker
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Cyril Walker (September 18, 1892 – August 6, 1948) was an English golfer born in Manchester who emigrated to the United States in 1914.
He 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.
In 1928 he became the pro at the Saddle River Golf and Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey.
According to an article in the August 16, 1948 issue of Time Magazine, 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. [1]
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | DNP | NT | NT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| PGA Championship | T5 | NT | NT | DNP |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 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 | T3 | DNP | T9 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 61 |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | T5 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
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