Cyril Walker

For a paleontologist, see Cyril Walker (palaeontologist).

Cyril Walker
Personal information
Born	September 18, 1892(1892-09-18) Manchester, England
Died	August 6, 1948(1948-08-06) (aged 55) Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	England  United States
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	2
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	61st: 1934
U.S. Open	Won: 1924
The Open Championship	T14: 1926
PGA Championship	T3: 1921

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.

Walker won the Indiana Open in 1916.

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]

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1924	U.S. Open	Tied for lead	[phone]=297)	3 strokes	Bobby Jones

Results timeline

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	QF	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	SF	DNP	R16	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	QF	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

References

1. ^ TIME

External links

• Report on the 1924 U.S. Open on the tournament's official site

Persondata
Name	Walker, Cyril
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	September 18, 1892
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Date of death	August 6, 1948
Place of death	Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.