Walter Houston Hall (born June 12, 1947) is an American professional golfer.
| Walter Hall | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Walter Houston Hall |
| Born | June 12, 1947 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Clemmons, North Carolina, U.S. |
| 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 |
Early life
editHall was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played collegiately at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Career
editHall 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
editProfessional wins (4)
editNAG 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
editReferences
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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