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PGA Champion Jimmy Walker diagnosed with Lyme Disease

ByCanLyme Team
Published: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 | 2:24 p.m.

PGA Champion Jimmy Walker said he has felt fatigued since around Thanksgiving.

After a long PGA Tour season, his first major championship title at Baltusrol and a scintillating Ryder Cup win at Hazeltine, most might think the late-year fatigue was normal.

But lasting this long? Walker knew something wasn’t right.

On Wednesday during a press conference at the Valero Texas Open, Walker told the media that he found out the Wednesday of Masters week the reason for his fatigue was discovered: Lyme disease.

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