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Cyril Walker

England · born , Manchester, Lancashire, England · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1924 U.S. Open

Wins

  1. 1924 U.S. Open Oakland Hills C.C. · 297 (+9) · by 3 strokes from Bobby Jones

Results by championship

    Best day

    1924 U.S. Open

    Oakland Hills C.C., Birmingham, MI · 297 (+9) · by 3 strokes from Bobby Jones

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1924.

    Career line, 1924–1924

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    • Major win

    Cyril Walker was born on September 18, 1892, in Manchester, Lancashire, England. Walker won one major championship: the 1924 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1924 U.S. Open Oakland Hills C.C., Birmingham, MI · 297 (+9) · by 3 strokes from Bobby Jones

    Near misses

      U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

      PGA Championship match play

      Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 9 won, 4 lost.

      1. 1916 Round of 32 beat Louis Tellier 4 & 2
      2. 1916 Round of 16 beat Jack Hobens 5 & 4
      3. 1916 Quarterfinal lost to Jock Hutchison 4 & 3
      4. 1921 Round of 32 beat Emil Loeffler won on 37th hole
      5. 1921 Round of 16 beat Charles Mathersele 4 & 2
      6. 1921 Quarterfinal beat Gene Sarazen 5 & 4
      7. 1921 Semifinal lost to Walter Hagen 5 & 4
      8. 1923 Round of 64 beat Willie Maguire 5 & 4
      9. 1923 Round of 32 beat Harry Cooper 2 & 1
      10. 1923 Round of 16 lost to Jim Barnes 7 & 5
      11. 1931 Round of 32 beat Ed Dudley 3 & 2
      12. 1931 Round of 16 beat Johnny Golden 5 & 4
      13. 1931 Quarterfinal lost to Tom Creavy 3 & 1

      Sources

      Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

      1. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
      2. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 113
      3. Golf Compendium 1916
      4. Golf Compendium 1921
      5. Golf Compendium 1923
      6. Golf Compendium 1931