Walter Bingham

Who is Walter Bingham?

Walter A. Bingham, Jr. is an American sportswriter and golf historian.

Bingham was a writer and editor at Sports Illustrated from 1955-1989 where he remains on the masthead as a contributing editor. In his career at Sports Illustrated he covered tennis, baseball, golf, college football and bridge. In 1982, he was named Assistant Managing Editor.

In 1983, Bingham left Sports Illustrated to join Time magazine at the request of its Managing Editor, Ray Cave. There, he helped organize coverage of the 1984 Winter and Summer Olympics.

In 2002, Bingham joined the Cape Cod Times as a sports columnist. His primary topic is PGA golf, but he also muses on life on Cape Cod and running.