Jimmy Walker has played professional golf since 2001. After playing on the PGA Tour's AAA-minor league circuit for a few years, he first earned his big-show tour card in 2005, but injuries got in the way and he made only six cuts. He has steadily improved since then.
On Saturday at the Frys.com Open at
CordeValle, Walker shot a 62, then followed up with a 66 that included an important bogey save at 5, a 28-foot par-saving putt at 6, and four birdies afterward, Walker didn't wilt under the pressure. And when Brooks Koepka dumped a shot into the water (
video above), Jimmy Walker captured his first PGA Tour victory.
And for the Oklahoma native, who played college golf at Baylor, Sunday's victory had to be...
DY-NO-MITE!!!
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