Sam Walker (golfer)

Sam Walker
Sam Walker
	European Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	5 (Tied-7th all-time)
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2007
The Open Championship	CUT: 2012

Sam James Walker (born 1 March 1978) is an English professional golfer.

Career

Walker was born in

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

Vierumäki Finnish Challenge in August and the Kazakhstan Open

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 Jul 2006	Scottish Challenge	−18 (68-69-64-65=266)	6 strokes	Gareth Wright
2	9 May 2010	Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne	−8 (63-70-70-69=272)	1 stroke	Victor Riu, Raymond Russell
3	24 Jun 2012	Scottish Hydro Challenge (2)	−12 (64-67-70=201)*	Playoff	Simon Wakefield
4	14 Aug 2016	Vierumäki Finnish Challenge	−15 (68-68-69-68=273)	2 strokes	Julien Guerrier, Scott Henry, Romain Langasque, Darius van Driel
5	2 Oct 2016	Kazakhstan Open	−18 (69-67-65-69=270)	1 stroke	Jordan Smith

*Note: The 2012 Scottish Hydro Challenge was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2003	Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata	André Bossert, Martin LeMesurier	LeMesurier won with par on second extra hole Walker eliminated by birdie on first hole
2	2003	Ryder Cup Wales Challenge	Robert Coles, Robert Rock, Craig Williams	Williams won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2012	Scottish Hydro Challenge	Simon Wakefield	Won with birdie on third extra hole