Jimmy Walker Made Amazing Par Save While Mic’d Up With CBS

At the RBC Heritage, Walker graciously joined CBS for a walk-and-talk interview and proceeded to pull off an impressive save.

Jimmy Walker—who is playing on the PGA Tour this year under a one-time exemption for players in the top-50 of career money—was leading the RBC Heritage after Round 2, three shots ahead of Scottie Scheffler and Justin Rose. 

Although Walker followed up with a 1-over 72 on Saturday and dropped into a tie for fourth place, he graciously participated in CBS’s walk-and-talk interview segment on the 16th hole at Harbour Town Golf Links. He came on air after making two consecutive bogeys on the 14th and 15th holes. 

Via AirPod, the 44-year-old talked to commentators Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman about his recent resurgence after a grueling battle with Lyme disease beginning in 2016. While discussing both the shape of his game and his strategy for the dogleg left par-4, Walker noticed that his tee shot might have ended up in an unfortunate position. 

“I feel good. I’m hitting it nice. Liked everything that was going on on the front nine. On the back—a couple of up-and-downs I really should have gotten up-and-down … that’s the difference between the first two days and right now. Looking up here at these guys, I hope I’m not in the bushes,” Walker said. 

Walker then explained why he teed up with a 5-wood rather than a driver, but as he continued to approach his ball he expressed honest thoughts about the shot choice.  

“I think driver is too much, honestly. It brings right into play, so that’s why I didn’t go for it, but now I’m kind of wishing I did.”

When he finally found the ball wedged up against the bushes in a waste area, Walker stated his mindset plainly: “Looks like I’m going to have to make a pretty tough par right here.” 

The 2016 PGA champion proceeded to do exactly that: He whacked a sand wedge from the tricky lie, leaving himself a simple 40-yard pitch in the fairway. 

"That was about as good as I can do."

Jimmy Walker discusses his difficult recovery shot on No. 16 live @RBC_Heritage. pic.twitter.com/k1GBKBiHO9

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 15, 2023

“That’s about as good as I can do,” Walker said. 

Walker chipped the remaining shot to 11 feet and sunk the putt for an expertly executed par save. 

CBS’s walk-and-talk interviews have seen everything from birdies to in-depth conversations about course strategy, but Walker’s stint on the mic was one of the coolest examples yet. The six-time PGA Tour winner showed exactly what it takes to make the most out of a difficult situation on a tight golf course such as Harbour Town. 

Heading into Sunday’s final round at Hilton Head, S.C., Walker is looking for his first PGA Tour victory since that sole major championship win. That goal is well within reach, as he sits just three shots back of England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, who leads at 14-under.