Walter Hall (golfer) explained

Walter Hall
Fullname:Walter Houston Hall
Birth Date:12 June 1947
Birth Place:Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Weight:200lb
Residence:Clemmons, North Carolina, U.S.
College:University of Maryland
Yearpro:1971, 1973, 1994
Extour:Asia Golf Circuit
NGA Hooters Tour
Champions Tour
European Seniors Tour
Prowins:4
Champwins:1
Seneurowins:1
Otherwins:2

Walter Houston Hall (born June 12, 1947) is an American professional golfer.

Early life

Hall was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played collegiately at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Career

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. In 1996, he won the season ending Naturally Fresh Cup on the Hooters Tour.

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

Professional wins (4)

NAG Hooters Tour wins (1)

Source:[6]

Other wins (1)

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12000ACE 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
22001AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship Ed DoughertyWon with par on first extra hole

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

Notes and References

  1. News: Norwood . Bev . Walter Hall Disqualified from Forsyth Golf . January 3, 2024 . The Sentinel . August 22, 1971 . Winston-Salem, North Carolina . B1 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  2. News: Kibler . Dan . Hall's Return Will Affect Amateur Ranks . January 3, 2024 . Sunday Journal and Sentinel . June 7, 1980 . Winston-Salem, North Carolina . 4 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  3. News: Linker . Mason . After 20-year postponement, golfer goes for dream . January 3, 2024 . Winston-Salem Journal . August 10, 1995 . C1, C4 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  4. News: Dell . John . The 76th Forsyth Championship will tee off on Friday at Maple Chase Golf & Country Club . Winston-Salem Journal . January 3, 2024 . August 16, 2023.
  5. Web site: CGA Mid-Amateur Champions . Carolinas Golf Association . January 4, 2024.
  6. News: Golf Hooters Tour . January 4, 2024 . San Francisco Examiner . September 30, 1996 . C-16 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  7. News: Hall notches first victory . January 4, 2024 . AP . The Evening Telegram . Rocky Mount, North Carolina . August 26, 1993 . 2D . Newspapers.com . subscription.