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Jimmy Walker wins PGA Championship

Xinhua, August 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

American golfer Jimmy Walker pulled off the astonishing feat Sunday at the PGA Championship, sloshing 36 holes across soggy Baltusrol and outdueling top-ranked defending champion Jason Day down the stretch to win.

"It's surreal," Walker said. "I just had not quite played as well as I would have liked to this year.

"Just to be in it and be there and have a chance and then to finish it off is just so gratifying. It's amazing," he added.

Walker had not won since the US PGA Texas Open 16 months ago, falling from the top 10 to 48th in the world rankings. But when he shared 21st at the Canadian Open between the British Open and PGA, Walker had an epiphany.

"Some stuff kind of clicked last week, literally in the last like nine holes," Walker said. "Everything felt good. I kept it going. Finished off the round. Finished off the nine holes. It felt big to me. Like everything worked, like my head was there. I was in every shot." Enditem