Factbox: PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker
(Reuters) – American Jimmy Walker clinched the 98th PGA Championship by one shot over Australian world number one Jason Day at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, on Sunday to compete a 2016 sweep for first-time major winners. Born: January 16, 1979 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma BACKGROUND * Learned the game from his father, who was a scratch golfer. * Went on to become an All-American selection as an amateur at Baylor University in Texas.
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