Jimmy Walker (golfer)

James William Walker born January 16, 1979 is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour After playing in 187 events without a win on the PGA Tour, Walker won three times in the first eight events of the 2014 season He is a six-time winner on the PGA Tour, and in 2016 won his first major title at the PGA Championship

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Professional career
  • 21 2003–04: Nationwide Tour
  • 22 2005–13: Early PGA Tour career
  • 23 2014–present: PGA Tour victories and success
• 3 Personal
• 4 Professional wins 10
  • 41 PGA Tour wins 6
  • 42 Nationwide Tour wins 3
  • 43 Other wins
• 5 Major championships
  • 51 Wins 1
  • 52 Results timeline
  • 53 Summary
• 6 Results in World Golf Championships
• 7 PGA Tour career summary
• 8 US national team appearances
• 9 See also
• 10 References
• 11 External links

Early lifeedit

Born in Oklahoma City, Walker and his family later moved to Texas to the San Antonio area, and he graduated from Canyon High School in New Braunfels in 1997 He played college golf at Baylor University in Waco, Texas and turned professional at age 22 in 20011

Professional careeredit

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2003–04: Nationwide Touredit

Walker played on the Nationwide Tour full-time in 2003 and 2004 In 2004, he won the first two professional events of his career at the BellSouth Panama Championship and the Chitimacha Louisiana Open Walker ended the 2004 season as the Nationwide Tour's leading money winner and won Player of the Year honors, while in the process earning his PGA Tour card for the first time

2005–13: Early PGA Tour careeredit

Walker only played in nine PGA Tour events in 2005 due to injury, making three cuts and a best finish of 17th at the MCI Heritage He played his first full season on the PGA Tour in 2006, where he played in 21 events Walker made nine cuts and had one top-25 finish He ended the season 202nd on the money list, which was not enough to retain his playing rights Walker went back to the Nationwide Tour in 2007, where he added a third title to his name at the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic and finished in 25th place on the Nationwide Tour's money list, which qualified him for a PGA Tour card for the 2008 season Again, Walker endured a difficult season, making 13 cuts in 24 events, with three top-25 finishes He ended the year 192nd on the FedEx Cup Standings and entered the year end Q-school to try and regain his card He finished in a tie for 11th, which was enough to regain his card for the 2009 season

Walker fared better in 2009, where he recorded his first two top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour, including a T5 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship Walker finished the 2009 season ranked 125th on the money list, securing the last available tour card for the next season In 2010, Walker made less than half of the cuts he played in, but had a T3 and T4 finish to boost his season's placing He finished 2010 ranked 103rd on the money list In 2011, Walker enjoyed his best season to that point, helped by three 4th/T4 finishes throughout the season He was 68th in the FedEx Cup standings and qualified for the third FedEx Cup playoff event, the BMW Championship, for the first time Walker followed up a solid 2011 season with another good year in 2012 He finished the year 43rd in the FedEx Cup standings, with six top-10 finishes Walker started to develop a consistent game on the PGA Tour, evidenced when he made 25 consecutive cuts from the 2012 John Deere Classic to the 2013 Memorial Tournament During this run, Walker had finishes of T2, T3, and T4 as he finished the 2013 season with over $2 million in tour earnings

2014–present: PGA Tour victories and successedit

The 2014 season was the first to begin with six events in the fall of 2013 In the first of these, Walker won his first PGA Tour event at the 2013 Fryscom Open, after nine years and 188 PGA Tour starts He won by two strokes over Vijay Singh after shooting 62-66 over the weekend The win gave him an exemption into the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, and earned him his first trip to the Masters Tournament and a PGA Tour card until the end of 2016 Walker also entered the world's top 50 for the first time2

Walker opened up 2014 finishing T21 at his first visit to the Hyundai Tournament of Champions The following week, he earned his second PGA Tour win at the Sony Open in Hawaii He birdied four of the final six holes and shot a final round 63 to win by one stroke over Chris Kirk3

Five weeks later, in early February 2014, Walker won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am by one stroke over Dustin Johnson and Jim Renner He had a six-stroke advantage going into the final round, but shot a two-over-par 74 on Sunday and needed to hole a five-foot par putt on the 18th for the victory4 This was his third victory of the 2014 season in just eight starts, after previously going 187 events without a victory With his win, Walker became the leader on the 2014 money list, FedExCup standings, and Ryder Cup points standings He also raised his Official World Golf Ranking to 24th56 A T8 finish at the 2014 Masters Tournament raised his ranking to 19th, and ensured him an invitation into the 2015 tournament He went on to post top-ten finishes at two other majors, a T9 at the 2014 US Open, and a T7 the 2014 PGA Championship7 His highly successful season earned him a spot on the 2014 Ryder Cup, another personal first8 Walker went as high as 17th in the OWGR during the 2014 season

In January 2015, Walker lost in a sudden-death playoff at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii to Patrick Reed After finishing at 21-under-par in regulation play, Walker was beaten by a Reed birdie on the first extra hole The following week on tour, Walker defended his Sony Open in Hawaii title with a nine-stroke victory after a final round 63 It was Walker's fourth career PGA Tour victory and it moved him 13th in the OWGR In March 2015, Walker earned his fifth PGA Tour win and second of the season at the Valero Texas Open with a four-stroke victory over Jordan Spieth Residing in San Antonio, this meant Walker had claimed victory in his hometown event The win moved Walker into the world's top 10 for the first time and took him to the top of the FedEx Cup standings In May 2015, Walker tied for second place at the AT&T Byron Nelson For the season, Walker had two victories and two second-place finishes, putting him in the top-10 on the PGA Tour money list for the second year in a row

At the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club, Walker shot a 65 in the first round to hold the lead by one stroke This represented the first time that he had ever led a major in his career He followed this with a 66 in the second round for a 9-under total and share of the halfway lead with Robert Streb After a washout on Saturday, Walker shot a third round 68 on Sunday morning, finishing with a birdie on the 18th hole to take the 54-hole lead by one stroke Sunday evening saw Walker shoot a bogey-free round of 67 to capture his first major championship, winning by one stroke over Jason Day, who after eagleing the 18th hole forced Walker to make par for the championship Walker, in his third shot, played a safe approach from the rough to the green, taking two putts to make par and maintain his 1-shot lead for his first major title9

Personaledit

Walker is married to the former Erin Stiegemeier, whom he met while she served as a volunteer at a 2004 Nationwide Tour event10 His wife is a nationally ranked show jumper,11 and they have two sons Walker is also an avid astrophotographer; his photos have been featured on Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD12 His home golf course is Cordillera Ranch Golf Club in Boerne, Texas

In April 2017, Walker revealed that he had contracted Lyme disease, however he hopes to avoid taking any time off from the tour13

Professional wins 10edit

PGA Tour wins 6edit

Legend

Major championships 1

Other PGA Tour events 5

No	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Oct 13, 2013	Fryscom Open	70-69-62-66=267	−17	2 strokes	Vijay Singh
2	Jan 12, 2014	Sony Open in Hawaii	66-67-67-63=263	−17	1 stroke	Chris Kirk
3	Feb 9, 2014	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	66-69-67-74=276	−11	1 stroke	Dustin Johnson, Jim Renner
4	Jan 18, 2015	Sony Open in Hawaii 2	66-66-62-63=257	−23	9 strokes	Scott Piercy
5	Mar 29, 2015	Valero Texas Open	71-67-69-70=277	−11	4 strokes	Jordan Spieth
6	Jul 31, 2016	PGA Championship	65-66-68-67=266	−14	1 stroke	Jason Day

PGA Tour playoff record 0–1

No	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	Hyundai Tournament of Champions	Patrick Reed	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins 3edit

No	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Feb 8, 2004	BellSouth Panama Championship	65-69-70-69=273	−7	5 strokes	Tom Scherrer
2	Mar 28, 2004	Chitimacha Louisiana Open	69-64-74-65=272	−16	1 stroke	Rick Price
3	Aug 26, 2007	National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic	68-70-68-67=273	−15	1 stroke	Justin Hicks, Matt Jones

Other winsedit

• 2002 Scottsdale Swing at Eagle Mountain Canadian Tour14

Major championshipsedit

Wins 1edit

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2016	PGA Championship	1 shot lead	−14 65-66-68-67=266	1 stroke	Jason Day

Results timelineedit

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament
US Open	T52	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Masters Tournament					T8	T38	T29	T18
US Open					T9	T58	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship				CUT	T26	T30	CUT	T54
PGA Championship	CUT		T21	CUT	T7	CUT	1	CUT

  Win   Top 10   Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summaryedit

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	4
US Open	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	3
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
PGA Championship	1	0	0	1	2	3	7	3
Totals	1	0	0	1	4	6	22	13

• Most consecutive cuts made – 7 2014 Masters – 2015 Open
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 2014 Masters – 2014 US Open

Results in World Golf Championshipsedit

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Mexico Championship	DNP	T25	T31	6	T25
Match Play	DNP	R32	T52	T38	T39
Bridgestone Invitational	DNP	T26	T53	T16	T28
HSBC Champions	T46	T35	DNP	T77

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Yellow background for top-10

PGA Tour career summaryedit

Season	Starts	Cuts made	Wins majors	2nd	3rd	Top-10	Top-25	Earnings $	Money list rank
2001	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	13,164	n/a
2002	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
2003	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
2004	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
2005	9	3	0	0	0	0	2	155,850	207
2006	21	9	0	0	0	0	1	153,950	202
2007	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
2008	24	13	0	0	0	0	3	282,249	185
2009	24	15	0	0	0	2	5	662,683	125
2010	27	13	0	0	1	2	6	937,987	103
2011	24	16	0	0	0	4	7	1,336,556	67
2012	28	23	0	0	0	6	9	1,638,419	48
2013	24	18	0	1	1	5	10	2,117,570	30
2014	27	23	3	0	0	10	19	5,787,016	4
2015	24	21	2	2	0	6	9	4,521,350	10
2016	25	18	1 1	0	1	5	12	4,148,546	1015
Career	263	173	6 1	3	3	40	83	21,755,342	4916

As of 2016 season

US national team appearancesedit

Professional

• Ryder Cup: 2014, 2016 winners
• Presidents Cup: 2015 winners
• World Cup: 2016

See alsoedit

• 2004 Nationwide Tour graduates
• 2007 Nationwide Tour graduates
• 2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

Referencesedit

1. ^ "Jimmy Walker – Profile" PGA Tour Retrieved August 1, 2016 
2. ^ "Jimmy Walker takes Fryscom title" ESPN Associated Press October 13, 2013 Retrieved October 14, 2013 
3. ^ "Jimmy Walker's final-round 63 wins Sony Open" USA Today Associated Press January 13, 2014 Retrieved January 30, 2014 
4. ^ McEwan, Michael February 10, 2014 "Walker wins third title of the season" Bunkered Retrieved February 10, 2014 
5. ^ "Jimmy Walker wins at Pebble Beach" ESPN Associated Press February 10, 2014 
6. ^ Lavner, Ryan February 10, 2014 "Walker cracks top 25 after third win of season" Golf Channel 
7. ^ "Jimmy Walker Tournament Results – 2014" ESPN Retrieved August 13, 2014 
8. ^ "2014 Ryder Cup – Team USA Points Standings" Ryder Cup Retrieved August 13, 2014 
9. ^ Murray, Ewan August 1, 2016 "Jimmy Walker holds off Jason Day to claim stunning US PGA win" The Guardian Retrieved August 3, 2016 
10. ^ "Jimmy Walker biography" Retrieved August 1, 2016 
11. ^ Van Sickle, Gary July 3, 2013 "Jimmy Walker, the Tour's cut-making machine, is rocketing up the world rankings" Golfcom 
12. ^ Nemiroff, R; Bonnell, J, eds 19 December 2014 "Reflections on the 1970s" Astronomy Picture of the Day NASA Retrieved August 1, 2016 
13. ^ McAllister, Mike April 19, 2017 "Walker reveals he has Lyme disease" PGA Tour 
14. ^ "Jimmy Walker – 2002" Official World Golf Ranking Retrieved August 1, 2016 
15. ^ "Money Leaders" PGA Tour Retrieved September 27, 2016 
16. ^ "Career Money Leaders" PGA Tour Retrieved September 27, 2016 

External linksedit

• Official website
• Jimmy Walker at the PGA Tour official site
• Jimmy Walker at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

v e PGA Championship champions
Match play era	1916 Jim Barnes 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1943 Cancelled due to World War II 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke Jr 1957 Lionel Hebert
Stroke play era	1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January† 1968 Julius Boros 1969‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins† 1978 John Mahaffey† 1979 David Graham† 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982‡ Raymond Floyd 1983‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson† 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger† 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington† 1996 Mark Brooks† 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000‡ Tiger Woods† 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y E Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer† 2011 Keegan Bradley† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day 2016 Jimmy Walker 2017 Justin Thomas
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

v e Webcom Tour Player of the Year
1990 Jeff Maggert 1991 Tom Lehman† 1992 John Flannery 1993 Sean Murphy 1994 Chris Perry 1995 Jerry Kelly 1996 Stewart Cink† 1997 Chris Smith 1998 Bob Burns 1999 Carl Paulson 2000 Spike McRoy 2001 Chad Campbell 2002 Patrick Moore 2003 Zach Johnson† 2004 Jimmy Walker† 2005 Jason Gore 2006 Ken Duke 2007 Nick Flanagan 2008 Brendon de Jonge 2009 Michael Sim 2010 Jamie Lovemark 2011 J J Killeen 2012 Casey Wittenberg 2013 Michael Putnam 2014 Carlos Ortiz 2015 Patton Kizzire 2016 Wesley Bryan
† indicates won major sometime in their respective golfing careers

v e United States Ryder Cup team – 2014
Keegan Bradley Rickie Fowler Jim Furyk Zach Johnson Matt Kuchar Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Patrick Reed Webb Simpson Jordan Spieth Jimmy Walker Bubba Watson Tom Watson non-playing captain
Lost: 115 – 165

v e United States Ryder Cup team – 2016
Rickie Fowler J B Holmes Dustin Johnson Zach Johnson Brooks Koepka Matt Kuchar Phil Mickelson Ryan Moore Patrick Reed Brandt Snedeker Jordan Spieth Jimmy Walker Davis Love III non-playing captain
Won: 17 – 11

v e United States Presidents Cup team – 2015
Rickie Fowler Bill Haas J B Holmes Dustin Johnson Zach Johnson Chris Kirk Matt Kuchar Phil Mickelson Patrick Reed Jordan Spieth Jimmy Walker Bubba Watson Jay Haas non-playing captain
Won: 155 – 145

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