Walter Hall (golfer)
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Walter Houston Hall is an American
professional golf
er.
Hall was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
. He played collegiately at the University of Maryland, College Park
. He turned professional but regained his amateur status in the 1970s.
Hall turned professional again in 1994 and played on the Asian Tour
in 1994 and 1995 and the NGA Hooters Tour
in 1996.
Hall joined the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour
) in 1997 and has won once, the 2001 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship
. He also won an event on the European Seniors Tour
in 1997.
United States
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professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Hall was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
. He played collegiately at the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
. He turned professional but regained his amateur status in the 1970s.
Hall turned professional again in 1994 and played on the Asian Tour
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
in 1994 and 1995 and the NGA Hooters Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
The National Golf Association Pro Golf Tour is a developmental men's professional golf tour in the United States. It includes approximately twenty 72-hole Pro Series events and three 54-hole Qualifying School Prep Series events each year throughout the US South and Midwest. The NGA Pro Golf Tour...
in 1996.
Hall joined the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
) in 1997 and has won once, the 2001 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship
AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship
The AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1981 to 1985 and 1996 to 2002. It was played at a different golf course in Canada each year....
. He also won an event on the European Seniors Tour
European Seniors Tour
The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...
in 1997.