PGA TOUR'S BEST MOMENTS

Eighteen highlights from the 2024 season.

- HELEN ROSS

By almost any measurement, 2024 was the year of Scottie Scheffler on the PGA TOUR. He won seven times, including his second Masters and THE PLAYERS Championship, and finished among the top 10 in nine other events. He led the TOUR in more than 40 statistical categories. Oh, and did we mention he won the FedExCup and the Olympic Gold Medal? As good as Scheffler was, though, there were plenty of memorable moments this season and here's a look at 18 of the best.

1. SCHAUFFELE FINALLY GETS ONE: It was the only thing missing from Xander Schauffele's resume. In 28 major championship starts, he'd posted 12 top 10, including a pair of runners-up, but he just couldn't get across the finish line. That is, until he came to Valhalla and the PGA Championship in May. The Californian opened the tournament by tying the major championship record of 62 and capped it off with a six-foot birdie putt that curled into the 18th hole on Sunday, giving him a 65 and the one-stroke win over Bryson DeChambeau. His 21-under total also set the 72-hole major championship record.

2. POETIC JUSTICE: It couldn't have been anyone else, really. Not with the kind of season Scottie Scheffler had. The No. 1 seed won the TOUR Championship and the US$25 million FedExCup after missing out the last two years despite coming in as the top-ranked player. The final round was not without its challenges remember that shank from the bunker at the eighth hole on Sunday that led to a bogey and Collin Morikawa pulling within two? No problem. Scheffler closed with a 67 (his highest score of the week, by the way) and ended up winning by four. And who could forget that adorable photo of his infant son Bennett sitting in the FedExCup?