Cyril Walker
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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2nd Place
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First Win Age
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Last Win Age
Major Championship Wins
Career Highlights
- 1924 U.S. Open — Won at Oakland Hills, defeating defending champion Bobby Jones by three strokes
- 1917-1924 — Won five PGA events including Pennsylvania Open and various regional championships
- Early Career — Emigrated from Manchester, England to United States in 1914
- Club Professional — Served as pro at Englewood Golf Club (NJ) and later Saddle River Golf Club
Did You Know?
- Incredibly Small: Walker weighed only 118 pounds and was one of the smallest players ever to win a major championship — a true David vs. Goliath story in golf
- Tragic Ending: After losing his wealth in the 1929 Wall Street Crash, Walker fell into alcoholism and died in a New Jersey jail cell in 1948 where he had gone for shelter, suffering from pleural pneumonia
- From Champion to Caddie: The 1924 U.S. Open champion was later found working as a caddie and dishwasher at Miami Beach municipal course in the 1940s