Get to know the real Jimmy Walker – 14 interesting facts!

Written by Mel Sole on August 2, 2016. Posted in PGA Tour

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Jimmy Walker is an interesting man, but very few people can tell you much about him other than the fact that he is a 5-time winner on the PGA Tour and has a propensity for playing well from the front! And now he is also a Major Championship winner! But there are many more interesting facts about Jimmy Walker – as Joel Beall of Golf Digest points out. 14 of them!

1. He was a LONG shot to win the 2016 PGA Championship.

As of July 25, the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook had Walker at 125-1 odds. And for a good reason: Walker had missed the cuts at the last two majors, and his last top 10 came in March.

PGA Championship Fist Pump!

2. He played collegiate golf at Baylor.

Walker was an All-Big 12 performer in Waco and never missed a tournament with the Bears. He graduated in 2001.

Baylor Campus.

3. Before Baltusrol, his biggest golf thrill was playing in the 2001 US Open.

That year’s event at Southern Hills was his first tournament as a professional. Although we are guessing winning the Wanamaker has usurped this memory as his favorite moment.

Southern Hills

4. He met his wife at a Nationwide Tour event.

Erin Stiegemeier was a volunteer at a 2004 tournament, and as Walker said, “the rest is history.” They have two children.

The family!

5. He was the 2004 Nationwide Player of the Year.

Walker grabbed this honor, as well as topping the tour’s money list, thanks to wins at the BellSouth Panama Championship and Chitimacha Louisiana Open.

To see the rest of these 14 interesting facts about PGA Championship Winner, Jimmy Walker, go here!

Source: Joel Beall Golf Digest

Pictures: Golf Digest

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Get to know the real Jimmy Walker – 14 interesting facts!

1. He was a LONG shot to win the 2016 PGA Championship.

2. He played collegiate golf at Baylor.

3. Before Baltusrol, his biggest golf thrill was playing in the 2001 US Open.

4. He met his wife at a Nationwide Tour event.

5. He was the 2004 Nationwide Player of the Year.

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