Pop Quiz: Jimmy Walker

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Mar. 27, 2009
By Rudy Klancnik, Special to PGATOUR.COM

Each week, we'll ask one of the four PGA TOUR players in the Citi Mentor program a question about his game, his career, his life, etc. This week, Jimmy Walker gets the Pop Quiz treatment.

Go ahead, Tiger

QUESTION: What was your 'Welcome to the PGA TOUR' moment?

WALKER: Tiger Woods cut me off in a practice round when I was an amateur playing in my first ever PGA TOUR event, the Byron Nelson (Championship) in 2001. It was the most welcome cutoff in history. He asked if he could play through me after skipping to my hole. I, of course, said yes and played a par 3 with him. It was the most nervous I had ever been in my life. I hit it inside him. Felt great. Welcome to the TOUR.