Jimmy Walker

United States · born January 16, 1979, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1major championship

PGA Championship1 win
Ryder Cup2 Cups
PGA Tour 2024–261 season of stats

Summary

First major 2016 PGA Championship
Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 2-3-3 · 3.5 points (43.8%)
2024 PGA Tour 7 events · 0 top 10s

Wins

2016 PGA Championship Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) · 266 (-14) · by 1 stroke from Jason Day

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 8 matches: 2 won, 3 lost, 3 halved, 3.5 points. Foursomes 1-2-1, four-ball 0-0-2, singles 1-1-0.

2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-1-3, 2.5 points · automatic
2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Rickie Fowler's rivals →

Moments

2016 PGA Championship Torrential rain on Saturday meant Walker and nine others, including Jason Day, played 36 holes on Sunday.
2016 PGA Championship Day hit a 254-yard 2-iron to five feet at the 72nd hole for eagle, but Walker birdied 17 and parred 18 to win by one.

Results by championship

Best day

2016 PGA Championship

Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey · 266 (-14) · by 1 stroke from Jason Day

Torrential rain on Saturday meant Walker and nine others, including Jason Day, played 36 holes on Sunday.

Day hit a 254-yard 2-iron to five feet at the 72nd hole for eagle, but Walker birdied 17 and parred 18 to win by one.

Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2016.

Career line, 2014–2024

PGA Championship

2016 PGA Championship: won

Ryder Cup

2014 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-3 2016 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-0

PGA Tour 2024–26

2024 PGA Tour season: 7 events

201520202025

4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

Major win
Ryder Cup, USA
Tour season

Jimmy Walker was born on January 16, 1979, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Walker won one major championship: the 2016 PGA Championship. Walker played in 2 Ryder Cups for USA (2014, 2016), winning 2, losing 3 and halving 3 of 8 matches for 3.5 points. In the 2024 PGA Tour season, Walker played 7 events.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

2016 PGA Championship Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey · 266 (-14) · by 1 stroke from Jason Day

Ryder Cup

Walker played 2 Ryder Cups for USA: 8 matches, 2 won, 3 lost, 3 halved, 3.5 points (43.8% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-2-1, four-ball 0-0-2, singles 1-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-1-3, 2.5 points · automatic
2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic

Partners, with matches played together: Rickie Fowler (4), Zach Johnson (2).

PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

2024 Season 7 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 1 cuts made · $9,848 official money

2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.