Jimmy Walker wasn’t about to let anybody catch him.

Not this time.

Six days after being caught at the wire at Kapalua, Walker turned Waialae Country Club’s back nine into a personal victory lap on Sunday in retaining the Sony Open in Hawaii title in record form.

Walker birdied seven of his last 11 holes in a 7-under-par 63 to turn a two-stroke lead entering the day into a nine-shot runaway. He closed the weekend at 23 under, one stroke shy of the Sony Open record, to earn the $1,008,000 winner’s check for the second straight year.

"Just after Monday I was kind of wondering how things were going to go," Walker said, alluding to his playoff loss in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. "But got over it, felt good. Just came in and just continued to do what I did last week … and I putted even better this week."

No kidding.

The wind kicked up a bit on Sunday, but Walker hit 16 greens in regulation and had one-putts on nine of his last 11 holes, which was actually a bit of a regression after going a stunning 11 for his last 11 on Saturday.

Walker’s lead swelled to five with a run of three consecutive birdies midway through the round and his eventual winning margin broke the record of seven shared by Paul Azinger (2000) and John Huston (1998).

Right about the time the Green Bay Packers were coughing up a 16-point lead in Seattle in the NFC championship game, Walker was busy extending his cushion at Waialae and wasn’t threatened on the back nine, playing that side of the course in 30 strokes.

Walker might have been able to relate to the Packers a week ago, when a four-stroke lead midway through the final round on Maui evaporated and Patrick Reed won a playoff to leave Walker lamenting a second-place finish.

After a pair of 66s in the first two rounds, Walker again vaulted into the lead with a 62 on Saturday.

He arrived on Sunday wanting to "keep the pedal down" and set the tournament record for a 36-hole stretch with Sunday’s 63, matching his final round last year.

"That was kind of the mind-set … be smart, be aggressive, make good shots and get some putts to go in," Walker said after his fourth career victory, all coming in the past 15 months.

Matt Kuchar kept pace with Walker early, matching pars through seven holes to stay within two strokes. But Walker hit a pitching wedge from 126 yards out in the eighth fairway and stopped his approach about 3 feet from the pin to set up his first birdie of the round.

"I felt like up to that point everything was kind of stale and playing hard," Walker said. "I hit some really good shots on the first three holes and just didn’t make a putt and finally got it open and I finally made the putt. Made a good birdie on 9, another on 10 and the putts started going in."

Kuchar bogeyed No. 8 to double the gap and went without a birdie in a 1-over 71.

The gap widened on the par-5 ninth when Kuchar scrambled for par, while Walker’s pitch over the bunker rolled inside of 2 feet to set up another birdie. Walker rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 12, giving him a seven-shot lead with six holes to play.

Scott Piercy jumped into second place with a second straight round of 66 to finish at 14 under, while Kuchar, Harris English and Gary Woodland tied for third 10 strokes behind Walker.

Kuchar posted his fourth straight top-eight Sony Open finish but is still looking for a breakthrough win at Waialae.

"It was a good week, a tough day when you’ve got a chance to win a golf tournament and don’t make a birdie all day. It’s frustrating, but Waialae’s been good to me," said Kuchar, who broke the $1 million mark in career Sony Open earnings.

"I knew what (Walker) did yesterday and how well he plays this course and how well he’s been playing, he should have won last week. He’s in great form and I figured I’d have to shoot a good number to have a chance."

Ernie Els was the last player to repeat as Sony Open champion when he won in playoffs in 2003 and ’04. Walker’s victory was far less dramatic though perhaps even more impressive.

Walker’s total of 257 was one shot above the Sony Open record set two years ago by Russell Henley and he was the third player to go at least 20 strokes under par since 1999, when the Sony Open took over for the Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Open.

Walker, 36, moved up to 17th in the world after his Kapalua finish and took the lead in the FedEx Cup standings with Sunday’s win.

"It was kind of surreal," Walker said after closing this tournament with his 29th birdie. "I was trying to enjoy every moment today, just trying to really slow down and take it all in."