PGA Championship Results: Jimmy Walker Holds Off Jason Day In Dramatic Finish
Another major, another first-time major winner on the PGA Tour.
Jimmy Walker held off the No. 1 golfer in the world in dramatic fashion Sunday to claim the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club with a 14-under-par 266.
Walker led Jason Day by three with one hole to play, but the Aussie made an impressive eagle on the par-5 18th to pull within one stroke. That put some pressure on Walker, who missed his second shot badly on the final hole. But he managed to put his next shot on the green and two-putted to save par and win the Wanamaker Trophy.
The drama is building.
Jimmy Walker misses the green on 18 with a one-shot lead. #PGAChamp https://t.co/W1RIegpoat
— PGA Amateur Golf (@PGAAmateurGolf) July 31, 2016
Jimmy Walker's lie on 18 … pic.twitter.com/Edv5IXBy7p
— PGA Amateur Golf (@PGAAmateurGolf) July 31, 2016
Two putts for the championship. pic.twitter.com/NJ4URxykNL
— PGA Amateur Golf (@PGAAmateurGolf) July 31, 2016
One putt for the championship. pic.twitter.com/KdSd7Cx5YE
— PGA Amateur Golf (@PGAAmateurGolf) July 31, 2016
Major.
Champion. #PGAChamp https://t.co/jGV8Ze9r9H
— PGA Amateur Golf (@PGAAmateurGolf) July 31, 2016
Despite the late drama, Walker led the tournament wire to wire, and that wouldn’t have been possible without these two birdies Sunday:
Jimmy Walker gets his first birdie of the round. And boy is it a good one…. https://t.co/6rFQne1bzl
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) July 31, 2016
Jimmy. Walker. What a putt! #PGAChamp
LEADERBOARD: https://t.co/FR0sJkC4QC https://t.co/V1Nwb8jjcT
— PGA Amateur Golf (@PGAAmateurGolf) July 31, 2016
The win means all four 2016 major winners — Danny Willett (Masters), Dustin Joshnon (U.S. Open) and Henrik Stenson (British Open) — were first-timers.
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