HONOLULU — Jimmy Walker is trying to join some exclusive company at the Sony Open.
In his lifetime — Walker turns 37 on Saturday — only four players have won the same PGA Tour event three times in a row. Tom Watson did it at the Byron Nelson Classic. Stuart Appleby did it at Kapalua. Steve Stricker won three in a row at the John Deere Classic. Tiger Woods did it on six occasions.
Walker gets his shot at Waialae Country Club when the Sony Open starts on Thursday.
He won in 2014 by pulling away from the pack with a brilliant putting performance on the back nine and closing with a 63.