Let me be clear in saying that I perceive the whole lot that occurred this season.
Rory McIlroy received the Profession Grand Slam and did so by procuring a remaining leg that for him occurred to be The Masters. His win at Augusta was crammed with drama and heartache and chaos and stress… we by no means thought we’d be capable 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 best to ever do it, however he doesn’t make us really feel the issues that Roy has over his time. It felt like we had 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 approach that no person else might. He fairly actually was the one participant beneath 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 had been beneath duress solely two months in.
Over in Eire issues had been made boring from a contest standpoint as Scottie Scheffler proved to us all simply how broad the hole is between him and the sphere. Scheffler secured his fourth main total 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 wonderful 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 group 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, saved that unlucky streak going. Fleetwood started this season and lots of earlier than it as a consensus high participant on the earth, however with no victory on the perfect 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 gave the impression to be coming into type for him on the Travlers which Bradley received, however the remaining holes broke towards him and Keegan supplied us a hopeful preview of American-over-European dominance. Tommy once more flew near the solar in Memphis, nevertheless it was to not be and it was exhausting to imagine 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 had 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 presumably could possibly be. What unbelievable theater.
Golf might be humorous and provides seasons that don’t essentially really feel huge or unbelievable realtive to ones of the previous, however that was actually not the case in 2025. This yr didn’t simply have just a little little bit of the whole lot, it had scoops of each single taste within the cupboard.
Thanks, 2025. You dominated. Now take us out with a correct Ryder Cup and we’ll actually bear in mind you eternally.
