Walton bounces back

Five years after falling off the European tour and nine years after being a Ryder Cup match-winner Philip Walton finally made it back today.

Walton bounces back
Tue, 16 Nov, 2004 - 17:23

Five years after falling off the European tour and nine years after being a Ryder Cup match-winner Philip Walton finally made it back today.

Despite failure at the tour’s qualifying school every year since he lost his card in 1999 the 42-year-old Irishman decided to give it one last go and came through the six-round ordeal with three strokes to spare at San Roque in Spain.

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