Jimmy Walker entered Sunday with a six shot advantage at -13 over Hunter Mahan and Tim Wilkinson, his nearest competition. Walker has already won twice this season, and he made it a fourth.
Walker turned nine with still a four shot lead at -14, but found trouble down the stretch at tough and famed Pebble beach. Dustin Johnson and Jim Renner both made charges up the leaderboard and got to -10, leaving all the deciding to Walker. Walker bogeyed 10, 12, 13, and 17 on the back. The lowest he got was -11, and that is where he finished after squeaking in a five footer on the 18th. Jimmy can't be too satisfied with his finish, but he got the job done, and his third win of the season. Johnson shot a final round low of 66, and Renner shot 67. Both have to be satisfied with at least putting some pressure on the distant leader.
Some of the players with in touching distance just couldn't get the job done on the final round. Hunter Mahan, the multiple time winner on the PGA Tour, was one of the big names that just couldn't find what it took to catch Walker. Mahan came into the final round closer to Walker than everyone else, and for a while looked like the one who could catch him, but down the back nine, like Walker, Mahan just could not find the necessities to finish it. Mahan miss hit multiple shots, and ended up shooting an even par 72. Tim Wilkinson was tied with Mahan at -7 going into the day, and he ended up shooting a final round 73 to finish in a tie for seventh at -6.
Jimmy Walker outlasted the field to squeak out a one shot lead, after leading by six to start the round. On a tough Pebble Beach course, with a tournament full of delays and suspended rounds, Walker has to be over joyed with the win this week.
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