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Joshua Lees

Ex-major champion has LIV Golf to thank after being given PGA Tour career reprieve

Former major champion Jimmy Walker finds himself leading a star-studded field at this week's RBC Heritage, but it seems the PGA Tour veteran has those over at LIV Golf to thank.

Walker has competed on the PGA Tour for 17 years, but the 44-year-old is no doubt closer to the end of his career than the beginning. This ending nearly came midway through the 2022 season, after missing five cuts inside the opening four months of the campaign.

The American had more than made a name for himself on the Tour, winning six times between 2014 and 2016 including the 2016 PGA Championship in New Jersey.

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