Let me be clear in saying that I perceive all the pieces that occurred this season.
Rory McIlroy received the Profession Grand Slam and did so by procuring a last leg that for him occurred to be The Masters. His win at Augusta was full of drama and heartache and chaos and rigidity… we by no means thought we might have the ability to high it in any form of golf capability.
This sort of bore itself out in Charlotte when Scottie Scheffler received the PGA Championship. Scottie is a world-class participant and already one of many biggest to ever do it, however he doesn’t make us really feel the issues that Roy has over his time. It felt like we have been proper in that nothing would ever be Rory at Augusta.
Then there was J.J. Spaun. An everyman who misplaced to McIlroy in a playoff at Sawgrass, which got here earlier than the chaos involving Rory’s inexperienced jacket, conquered Oakmont in a manner that no one else may. He fairly actually was the one participant below par for the U.S. Open and was so due to an all-time putt to stroll it off on 18. All of the sudden, our ideas from April have been below duress solely two months in.
Over in Eire issues have been made uninteresting from a contest standpoint as Scottie Scheffler proved to us all simply how vast the hole is between him and the sphere. Scheffler secured his fourth main general and the third leg of his personal Profession Grand Slam… giving him a chance to shut the door subsequent yr on the Nationwide Championship.
These are simply the majors from this season and there have been clearly superb moments from inside all of them. Justin Thomas received once more. Ludvig Aberg was within the winner’s circle. Sepp Straka staked his declare. Russell Henley, Viktor Hovland, Min Woo Lee (!!!) and Ben Griffin all lifted silverware. None of this even mentions that Ryder Cup Captain Keegan Bradley bolstered his case to play on the crew with a win on the Vacationers.
All of the whereas as this stuff processed one factor remained fixed. Tommy Fleetwood, by no means a winner on the PGA Tour, stored that unlucky streak going. Fleetwood started this season and plenty of earlier than it as a consensus high participant on the planet, however with no victory on the most effective Tour that golf has to supply… there was an apparent factor lacking within the trophy cupboard. You recognize, the entire objective of the cupboard itself.
It actually wasn’t for lack of attempting on Fleetwood’s finish. Issues seemed to be coming into type for him on the Travlers which Bradley received, however the last holes broke in opposition to him and Keegan provided us a hopeful preview of American-over-European dominance. Tommy once more flew near the solar in Memphis, but it surely was to not be and it was arduous to consider that this was ever going to occur for him.
Quick ahead to the Tour’s most up-to-date occasion, its literal Tour Championship at East Lake. After an all-time season the place tales galore have been handed round like sizzling canines on the flip, Tommy Fleetwood received the rattling factor. A winner on the DP World Tour however by no means the PGA Tour… Tommy made his first profession PGA Tour win the largest one which it probably might be. What unimaginable theater.
Golf may be humorous and provides seasons that don’t essentially really feel massive or unimaginable realtive to ones of the previous, however that was actually not the case in 2025. This yr didn’t simply have somewhat little bit of all the pieces, it had scoops of each single taste inside the cupboard.
Thanks, 2025. You dominated. Now take us out with a correct Ryder Cup and we are going to actually bear in mind you perpetually.
