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2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic
US PGA Tour
Detroit Golf Club
Detroit, Michigan, USA
1-4 July 2021
Jimmy Walker will be determined to end his trophy drought by winning the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic.
The American star was once considered to be one of the best golfers in the world having won his first and only golf major title in 2016 which was the
PGA Championship.
Walker is currently ranked 321st in the Official World Golf Rankings and his highest ranking is 10th.
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The 42-year old is a six-time winner on the PGA Tou having won tournaments such as AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Valero Texas Open and Frys.com Open.
Walker has won two Sony Open titles in 2014 and 2015 which moved him to the 13th spot in the Official World Golf Rankings.
The Oklahoma-born golfer then won the 2016 PGA Championship winning by one stroke over Jason Day, who after eagleing the 18th hole forced Walker to make par for the championship.
It remains Walker's last win on the PGA Tour and he revealed that he had contracted Lyme disease in 2017.
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Walker recently stated that he is still working to fight the Lyme disease slump as he reflected on his career.
“I’m not going to lie – it wasn’t a lot of fun. I just didn’t put it together. I work hard every day and I break it and it just doesn’t happen," Walker said.
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“Everything happens for a reason; I really believe that,” Walker said. “I got sick right after I won the PGA Championship, but that gave me a five-year exemption.
"If I hadn’t done that, I might be out of a job right now.”
Previous Rocket Mortgage Classic winners
2019 - Nate Lashley - USA
2020 - Bryson DeChambeau- USA
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