Jimmy Walker

Jimmy Walker (born January 16, 1979) is an American professional golfer. Walker was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After high school, he attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is currently a member of the PGA Tour. He played on the Nationwide Tour full-time in 2003 and 2004. In 2004 he was the Nationwide Tour money winner and player of the year. By doing so he earned his PGA Tour card. He only played in nine PGA Tour events in 2005 due to injury, making six cuts. In 2006 he played in 21 PGA Tour events and only made nine cuts. He was not able to retain his card and he went back to the Nationwide Tour in 2007. He finished in 25th place on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2007 which earned him his PGA Tour card for 2008. He qualified for the PGA Tour in 2009 by going through Q-school in 2008. Walker finished the 2009 season ranked 125th on the money list, securing the last available tour card for the 2010 season. In 2010 he made his best finish to date with a third place at the Valero Texas Open. He finished 2010 ranked 103rd on the money list. In 2011, Walker had his best season on the PGA Tour. He finished 50th in the FedEx Cup standings and had four top-10 finishes. He followed up a great 2011 season with another good year in 2012. Walker finished the year 64th in the FedEx Cup standings and had six top-10 finishes, including finishing 4th in a tournament twice in the season.