Walter Hall (golfer)
| Walter Hall | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Walter Houston Hall |
| Born | June 12, 1947 Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Clemmons, North Carolina |
| Career | |
| College | University of Maryland |
| Turned professional | 1971,[a] 1973,[b] 1994 |
| Former tour(s) | Asia Golf Circuit NGA Hooters Tour Champions Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
| European Senior Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
Walter Houston Hall (born June 12, 1947) is an American professional golfer.
Early life[edit]
Hall was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played collegiately at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Career[edit]
Hall turned professional in 1971, his amateur status having been forfeited when he entered the qualifying tournament for the PGA Tour.[1] After failing to qualify for the tour, regained his amateur status in September 1972. He turned professional again in July 1973, and played on several mini-tours after missing out on the PGA Tour for a second time. After being professionally inactive for five years, in May 1980, he regained his amateur status once more.[2] He turned professional for a third time in his late 40s, in preparation for the over-50s senior tours, and played on the Asia Golf Circuit in 1994 and 1995 and mini-tours in the United States, including the NGA Hooters Tour.[3] His first professional win came at the Mid Pines Open on the Coastal Carolina Tour (later the Hurricane Tour) in 1993.[4] In 1996, he won the season ending Naturally Fresh Cup on the Hooters Tour.[5]
Hall joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1997 and has won once, the 2001 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship. He also won the PGA Seniors Championship on the European Seniors Tour in 1997.
Amateur wins[edit]
Professional wins (4)[edit]
NAG Hooters Tour wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 29, 1996 | Naturally Fresh Cup | −10 (66-72-70-70=278) | Playoff |  Steve Ford, Kyle Flinton, Garrett Willis
|
Source:[5]
Other wins (1)[edit]
- 1993 Mid Pines Open (Coastal Carolina Tour)[4]
Senior PGA Tour wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 26, 2001 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | −15 (68-66-65-70=269) | Playoff | Ed Dougherty
|
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | ACE Group Classic |  José María Cañizares, Lanny Wadkins, Tom Watson
|
Wadkins won with par on third extra hole Hall and Watson eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2001 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Ed Dougherty
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
European Seniors Tour wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 25, 1997 | The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship | −11 (69-69-69-70=277) | 3 strokes |  Tommy Horton
|
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Norwood, Bev (August 22, 1971). "Walter Hall Disqualified from Forsyth Golf". The Sentinel. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. p. B1. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kibler, Dan (June 7, 1980). "Hall's Return Will Affect Amateur Ranks". Sunday Journal and Sentinel. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. p. 4. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Linker, Mason (August 10, 1995). "After 20-year postponement, golfer goes for dream". Winston-Salem Journal. pp. C1, C4. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Hall notches first victory". The Evening Telegram. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. AP. August 26, 1993. p. 2D. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Golf | Hooters Tour". San Francisco Examiner. September 30, 1996. p. C-16. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dell, John (August 16, 2023). "The 76th Forsyth Championship will tee off on Friday at Maple Chase Golf & Country Club". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "CGA Mid-Amateur Champions" (PDF). Carolinas Golf Association. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Walter Hall at the PGA Tour official site
- Walter Hall at the European Tour official site
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