The County Tipperary Golf Club at Dundrum House is a 150 acre golf course specifically designed to use the natural features of woodland, parkland and Multeen River where Philip Walton combined the natural elements to create a very challenging par 72 course.
At St. Helen’s Bay Golf Cub in Rosslare he designed a championship that overlooks one of Ireland's most beautiful beaches on the south east coast wherehe took the challenge of forging a stern golfing test from the mixture of parkland and links. The 17th and 18th holes enjoy a view of beach and sea which accompany the fairways all the way home.
Away from golf course design Walton also shares a common link with fellow Irishmen Paul McGinley, Eamon Darcy, Christy O’Connor Jnr and Graeme McDowell; Philip Walton will always be remembered for securing that all important point in the Ryder Cup at Oak Hill in Rochester, New York in 1995.
Playing Jay Haas of the USA in the penultimate singles Walton held his nerve to two putt the final green for a European win much to the delight of his team Captain, Bernard Gallacher, and team mates; Seve Ballesteros, Howard Clark, Mark James, Ian Woosnam, Constantino Rocca, David Gilford, Colin Montgomerie, Sir Nick Faldo and Per Ulrik Johansson.
Philip Walton grew up in Malahide and spent three years at Oklahoma University on a Scholarship.
In the Walker Cup Philip won three points out of four in 1981 and 1983 before turning professional that same year.
Walton has won the Irish PGA Championship four times and previous winners include Padraig Harrington [6]; Paul McGinley [4], Darren Clarke and Christy O’Connor Snr [10].
In 1995 Philip Walton, Ronan Rafferty and David Feherty won the Alfred Dunhill Cup, a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000 with three man teams representing each country and promoted as the "World Team Championship" hosted at St Andrews in Scotland.
On the European Tour Walton was a winner three times with victories at the Open de Catalonia, Peugeot Open de France and Murphy's English Open.
In 2004 he returned to The European Tour after losing his card in 1999, and enduring five unsuccessful visits to the Qualifying School Finals in the preceding years.
Walton qualified for The Open Championship in 2008 at Royal Birkdale.
In 2010 Walton played the 3 Irish Open in Killarney and finished 12th in the Irish PGA Lexus Race to Mount Juliet in association with PING and Failte Ireland.
He also hosts the annual Philip Walton Golf Classic at Dundrum House in July with another annual event at Malahide Golf Club every summer.
Philip Walton is a regular commentator on the game with a column for the 2010 Ryder Cup with the Evening Herald.
Once Walton turned 50 in 2012 he became eligible to play the European Senior Tour.
Victories
Peugeot Open de France (1990)
Murphy’s English Open (1995)
Catalonia Open (1995)
Team Events
Ryder Cup (1995)
World Cup (1995)
Alfred Dunhill Cup (1990)
Irish PGA
PGA Championship (1987)
PGA Championship (1989)
PGA Championship (1993)
PGA Championship (1995)
Amateur Career
Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship, (1981)
Spanish Open Amateur Championship (1981)
Amateur Team Events
Walker Cup (1981, 1983)
Eisenhower Trophy (1982)
Personal
Date of Birth 28/03/1962
Residence: Co. Meath, Ireland
Attachment: FORE Ireland
Turned Pro: 1983 (plus 1)
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