Their luxury RV motor homes were parked beside each other week long in the Baltusrol members car park.
Their respective families were together for much of the week while their children also were seen playing and having fun.
And despite each other wanting to lift the Rodman Wanmaker Trophy so badly their friendship was very evident on the 72nd green when Jason Day and his wife and family were among the first to warmly embrace the 2016 PGA Champion Jimmy Walker and his family.
Walker had returned to his motor home after birding the 54th hole near lunch on Sunday and then after taking a shower and a change of clothes, the Texan chilled out for a time in his motor home before taking the short walk again to the first tee, and then just after 5pm local time Walker wrote his name into golf’s history books in becoming a Major Champion but in the process denying Day from winning back-to-back PGA crowns.
And this was after Day had sensationally eagled the last.
A reflection of their close friendship with Jason Day among the first to congratulate new PGA winner Jimmy Walker. (Photo – www.pga.com)
And despite his own disappointment, Day spoke of his friendship and respect for his fellow luxury motor home owner.
“Let’s start off as Jimmy’s a tremendous bloke.,” said Day.
“Me and him have been like bus partners for awhile now. We text each other all the time about him getting a new bus and I’m showing him mine. We’re just talking about buses all the time. We’re always parked right next to each other, always hanging out. All the major championships, we see each other all the time. So you know, obviously he’s a top bloke.
“I’m going to say this: If I’m feeling pressure, that means he’s feeling pressure. And no matter how calm you look on the outside, you’re always stressing and trying to get through it and trying to act like you’re calm on the outside just to show that you’re not stressing out or in fear of something.
“I can tell you now that I’m always stressing out. I’m always, I’m over shots, I’m like, okay, this is so hard. I know that if I’m feeling that, everyone else is feeling it.”
