To preview the 2013 PGA TOUR season, PGATOUR.COM is counting down the Top 100 Players to Watch in 2013. For an archive page with the top 100 players and for an explanation on how the list was compiled, click here.
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2013 PREVIEW: If Jimmy Walker can start putting four rounds together, that elusive first victory may become reality in 2013. He only had one tournament last year where he shot four rounds in the 60s but he did improve from 50th to 16th in strokes-gained putting, though, so that’s another positive.
2012 DEFINING MOMENT: His third tie for fourth of the season, and his sixth top-10 of the year, came at the Frys.com Open where Walker fired a career-low-tying 62 on Sunday. His other ties for fourth came at the Northern Trust Open, on Walker’s favorite course, and the Wyndham Championship, where he held the second-round lead after another 62. –- Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM
ALBERS’ QUICK TAKE: Jimmy had a chance to win the Frys.com Open with a final-round 62 that eventually resulted in a fourth-place finish. He is a very good putter, which leads to consistent play. At one point this year, Walker made nine cuts in a row. He played in 28 events and made an impressive 23 cuts. That’s a lot of tournaments entered and a lot of paychecks cashed. — Fred Albers, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio
BOLTON’S FANTASY OUTLOOK: Gamers lather in great putters that play a ton. Turns 34 in January and sets up as a very mild bargain in salary games at $1.638 million even though that was a career high. Forever injury prone, he’s figured out how to play through and schedule around discomfort. Survived a lofty 23 cuts in 2012, seven more than in any of his previous five years on the PGA TOUR. Also posted a personal-best six top 10s in a career-high 28 starts, including in both appearances in the Fall Series. — Rob Bolton, PGATOUR.COM Fantasy expert
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2012 QUICK REVIEW
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Regular Season ranking 43rd |
Final Playoffs ranking 62nd |
| Best finish | T-4th | Northern Trust Open Wyndham Championship Frys.com Open |
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By the Numbers
Starts: 28 Cuts made: 23 Rounds played: 101 Top-10 finishes: 6 Money List rank: 48th |
TOUR ranking
Driving distance: 38th Driving accuracy: 181st Greens in regulation: 116th Strokes gained-putting: 16th Scoring average: 57th |
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