Jimmy Walker becomes fourth first-time major winner of 2016

US golfer holds on to beat Jason Day by one shot at the PGA Championship at a wet Baltusrol

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Jimmy Walker celebrates his putt for par on the 18th hole 
(Image credit: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

US golfer Jimmy Walker won the PGA Championship by one shot from defending champion Jason Day to become the fourth first-time major winner of the year.

It is only the fifth time since the Second World War that all four tournament have been won by golfers without another big title to their name. Walker follows in the footsteps of Danny Willett (Masters), Dustin Johnson (US Open) and Henrik Stenson (The Open). The last time all four titles went to maiden major winners was in 2011.

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