Jimmy Walker wins Sony Open in Hawaii

Jimmy Walker of the USA produced a superb final round of 63 to win the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club and move to first place on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup standings.

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Jimmy Walker of the USA produced a superb final round of 63 to win the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club and move to first place on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup standings.

Walker came through on a tense final day when a number of players had a chance to take the victory. Walker made his move with three straight birdies from the 15th hole to pull clear of the pack. A par at the closing hole meant the 34-year-old had a nervous wait to see if those following could match his 72-hole total of 17-under-par.

"I feel like I hit the ball well enough to win this week, but it doesn't always work out that way," Kirk said.

"I've always felt like I belonged, and you need affirmation every now and then," he said. "The other win was like, `Yeah, OK, I can do it.' I did it, and I was supposed to be able to do it. Everybody told me I was supposed to do it, and I finally did it. And then it's, `Well, are you going to be the guy that won that you never hear from again?' It's nice to get it done and do it again today."

1   Jimmy Walker (USA)   66   67   67   63   263   $1,008,000 2   Chris Kirk (USA)      64   69   65   66   264   $604,800 3   Jerry Kelly (USA)      67   67   66   65   265   $380,800 4   Harris English (USA)   66   66   67   67   266   $268,800 5   Marc Leishman (Aus)   67   64   71   65   267   $224,000 6   Brian Stuard (USA)   65   65   71   67   268   $201,600 7   Jeff Overton (USA)   68   68   65   68   269   $187,600 T8   Charles Howell III (USA) 71   67   66   66   270   $119,000 T8   Adam Scott (Aus)      67   66   71   66   270   $119,000 T8   Matt Kuchar (USA)   68   68   68   66   270   $119,000 T8   Kevin Na (USA)      70   67   67   66   270   $119,000 T8   Matt Every (USA)      69   65   69   67   270   $119,000 T8   Hudson Swafford (USA)   70   64   69   67   270   $119,000 T8   Zach Johnson (USA)   68   67   66   69   270   $119,000 T8   Hideto Tanihara (Jap)   66   65   70   69   270   $119,000 T8   Retief Goosen (RSA)   66   69   66   69   270   $119,000 T8   Pat Perez (USA)      68   67   66   69   270   $119,000 T8   Will Wilcox (USA)      69   66   64   71   270   $119,000 T8   Ryan Palmer (USA)   65   70   67   68   270   $119,000

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
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Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

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Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?