Anthony David Wall (born 29 May 1975) is an English professional

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Career

Wall was born in

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. He turned professional in 1995 and has played on the European Tour since 1998. He has made the top 100 on the Order of Merit every season since his rookie year. His only European Tour win to date came at the 2000 Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. In 2006 he was the leading British player at

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, finishing in a tie for eleventh place. Also in 2006 achieved his best year-end ranking on the

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of 13th. In 2011, Wall was in contention to win his first tour level event in 11 years at the Sicilian Open but hit his approach shot on 17 into the water resulting in a double bogey and missing out by one stroke. In 2016, Wall won the Paul Lawrie Matchplay, his first victory in over 16 years and second on the European Tour, a Tour record for time between wins. In May 2018, Wall announced his retirement from professional golf. He is currently one of the rotating on-course commentators for the European Tour world-feed broadcast.

Amateur wins

*1993

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Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (2)

''*Note: The 2000 Alfred Dunhill Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''
¹Co-sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour

Results in major championships

''Note: Wall never played in the

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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur * Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1993 (winners) Professional * Royal Trophy (representing Europe):

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(winners) * Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland):

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

(winners)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wall, Anthony English male golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from London People from Sunninghill 1975 births Living people