Sam James Walker (born 1 March 1978) is an English professional golfer.
Career Walker was born in Birmingham and turned professional in 2000. He came through the ranks, starting his career on the third tier MasterCard Tour before graduating to the Challenge Tour and finally the top level European Tour. He has struggled to establish himself at the highest level, only retaining his card once in 2007 when he finished 80th on the Order of Merit.
Walker has five wins on the second tier Challenge Tour, the first coming in 2006 at the Scottish Challenge and the second in 2010 at the Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne. He picked up his third victory in June 2012, reclaiming the Scottish Hydro Challenge. He added two wins in 2016, the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge in August and the Kazakhstan Open in October
Professional wins (6) Challenge Tour wins (5) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up19 Jul 2006Scottish Challenge−18 (68-69-64-65=266)6 strokes Gareth Wright29 May 2010Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne−8 (63-70-70-69=272)1 stroke Victor Riu, Raymond Russell324 Jun 2012Scottish Hydro Challenge (2)−12 (64-67-70=201)Playoff Simon Wakefield414 Aug 2016Vierumäki Finnish Challenge−15 (68-68-69-68=273)2 strokes Julien Guerrier, Scott Henry, Romain Langasque, Darius van Driel52 Oct 2016Kazakhstan Open−18 (69-67-65-69=270)1 stroke Jordan Smith
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12003Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata André Bossert, Martin LeMesurierLeMesurier won with par on second extra holeWalker eliminated by birdie on first hole22003Ryder Cup Wales Challenge Robert Coles, Robert Rock, Craig WilliamsWilliams won with birdie on first extra hole32012Scottish Hydro Challenge Simon WakefieldWon with birdie on third extra hole
MasterCard Tour wins (1) 2000 Hawkstone Park
Results in major championships Tournament2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012U.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUT Note: Walker never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 1996
See also 2006 Challenge Tour graduates 2011 Challenge Tour graduates 2016 Challenge Tour graduates List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins
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