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Jimmy Walker wins the Texas Open, ending the 54-Hole Curse

It took 20 tournaments, but the PGA Tour has its first multiple-time winner in the 2014-15 season, and it's probably a guy you didn't expect -- but should have.

Jimmy Walker won the Valero Texas Open on Sunday by four shots, earning his second win of the year to follow up on a successful title defense at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Walker closed with 2-under 70 at TPC San Antonio's Oaks Course to pick up the win in his hometown. He ended a streak of nine consecutive tournaments where the 54-hole leader or co-leader failed to hoist the trophy on Sunday.

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Jordan Spieth tried his best to put some doubt in the ultimate outcome, making four consecutive birdies before a closing par with the tournament all but finished.

"(Spieth) really made me fight hard," Walker said. "He kept hitting it close, and I had to keep making putts."

Unfortunately for Spieth, who also shot 70, Walker matched the last two birdies of Spieth's run with longer putts so that the 21-year-old only gained two shots on the lead.

"You're never out of it in this game," Spieth said, "but Jimmy shut that down pretty quickly with his made putts."

If the 36-year-old late bloomer wasn't already on your radar for the Masters, he should be. For Walker, it's not only his second win this season but his fifth in the last 17 months -- the most on the PGA Tour in the span. He hits the ball a mile (17th on Tour), is third on Tour in strokes gained putting and leads the Tour in birdies per round.


Ryan Ballengee is a Yahoo Sports contributor. Find him on Facebook and Twitter.