PGA Championship 2016: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Thursday

The clouds may have sent rain washing down on Baltusrol Golf Club, but Jimmy Walker saw nothing but clarity in Thursday’s first round of the 2016 PGA Championship. 

Walker carded a five-under 65 on the Springfield, New Jersey, golf course to carry a one-stroke lead heading into the second round. Martin Kaymer, Ross Fisher and Emiliano Grillo are each tied for second at four under.

Walker, a 37-year-old who has never finished any better than seventh at a major, carded six birdies against one bogey. He played the front nine at one under, including recording just one bogey at No. 6, before firing on all cylinders on the back. Starting with a 10-foot birdie at No. 13, Walker finished with four birdies in his final six holes. 

The PGA Tour provided a look at Walker’s best shot of the day:

The best shot from the Round 1 leader.#PGAChamp https://t.co/jzzR6uYuiY

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 28, 2016

“I want to win one. It would be huge. That’s the whole purpose and the goal in being here is to win,” Walker said, per the European Tour’s website. “I feel like I’ve prepared and I’m ready to go this week. It’s nice that that’s what showed today. I felt like I was ready to go. Winning a major is huge. Three more days to go.”

Walker would be the fourth first-time major winner of 2016. Danny Willett (Masters), Dustin Johnson (U.S. Open) and Henrik Stenson (Open Championship) won the first three.

“I had not really thought about that,” Walker said of the trend, per Alex Myers of Golf Digest. “Three first-time major winners this year, I don’t think it’s coincidence or anything. They are all good players and it was just a matter of time. So just keep that rolling.”

There’s an added benefit of Walker leading, via SB Nation:

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