If you're looking for PGA Tour style, here's a tip: you don't need to dig deeper. In fact, there is no need to think too hard, the conclusion is obvious. To be specific, the top 20 names in the FedEx Cup standings at the end of the 2020-21 season are enough to make people feel the indispensable uniqueness of the PGA Tour – bringing together young newcomers and veterans; having 13 American players and 8 international players (including tied); there are well-known names and leaders who have broken through the siege.
Take a closer look at the names of these players, savor their stories, and learn about their accomplishments, and you'll see why a respected veteran like 42-year-old Graeme McDowell is as enthusiastically involved on the PGA Tour as ever.
"However, it has become more difficult. Because the level of play is so high, the players are so good, the play is so aggressive," said the gentleman from Northern Ireland, "the scoring situation is getting better and better, and it has been good all the time." ”
But McDowell refused to turn away. In fact, 20 years have passed since his first PGA Tour, and the 2010 U.S. Open champion will always be fascinated by the PGA Tour. As he studied the PGA Tour's history, especially the 2020-21 season, which was accompanied by many success stories, McDowell noted that players have always maintained an attitude that is deeply rooted in the minds of today's professional golfers.
(Ram, who was forced to retire after testing positive for COVID-19, did not give up the remaining season)
We 're constantly setting, constantly focusing, constantly motivating," McDowell said.
The top two in the FedEx Cup standings at the end of the season, Patrick Cantley and Joan Lam, attributed their 2020-21 success to their ability to move on from setbacks. For example, Kanteri missed a prime time in 2014-15 due to a back injury. He didn't panic when he faced bigger odds at the start of 2021, for example, failing to qualify three times in four games.
A few weeks later, Cantley won the Memorial Golf Tournament, and then his good fortune extended to a few months later, winning two FedEx Cup playoffs-—— the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship to win the coveted FedEx Cup.
"It was a long year. I can hardly remember when it started," said Cantley, who, like the other players, adhered to a series of epidemic regulations while running back and forth and competing, "After playing a lot of games and under a lot of pressure, I felt very tired." But I'm very grateful and happy to be here. ”
Ironically, Cantley had to fend off Ram to win the FedEx Cup. Because it was a low point in 2021 that somehow kicked off Cantley's season.
Ram shot a total of -18 on His Mobile Day and had a 6-stroke lead, but he was forced to retire after being tested positive for COVID-19 at the Memorial Golf Tournament. Cantelli won the race with a -13 shot, but Ram refused to let disappointment determine his fate.
Instead, Ram "resets" and "refocuses." A few weeks later, he ushered in a new start at the U.S. Open with an exciting performance.
With 15 top-10 finishes in 22 games, especially in the other three Grand Slam games this season with T3, T5 and T7, respectively, The Ram is arguably the most impressive player on the PGA TOUR in 2020-21.
(Although he didn't win the PGA Tour, Sheophile won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.)
But for all the players on the PGA Tour: in addition to the fierce competition between Cantley and Ram as the final battle of the 2020-21 season, there are several aspects that have attracted a lot of attention and deserve everyone's applause.
For example, there are 43 different champions, with Cantelli topping the list with four wins; three winners twice, Bryson De Chambreson, Jenson Koklark and Harris Inglish; and a number of champions.
Deschampeau's phenomenal performance is a story in itself, as he has always been obsessed with distance. But for Koklark, 36, and Inglish, 32, if they're a professional golfer who's tenacious and committed to honing their skills, they're role models.
Koclak played nine seasons before winning the title twice in 2020-21, never winning a championship. Inglesh, meanwhile, had two wins early in his career and then went through a "championship-free time" of 192 games over six years before re-emerging.
If Koklar qualifies as a "breakthrough" story, then he's not the only example, as young Sam Boones has shown his youthful vibrancy and precision. Win the championship once, finish second twice, and finish in the top ten five times. When he finished the PGA Tour with a T18, Boones was one of four players aged 25 and under in the top 20. The other three are 25-year-old Ram, 23-year-old Victor Hovland and ren Chengzai, also 23.
Meanwhile, five of the top 20 are 35 and older, including Mr. Luo, 37, who has his best year ever, and Sergio Garcia, a 40-year-old veteran who won the PGA Tour for the first time in four seasons and showed tenacity in the race.
Garcia is not the only player who "does not obey the old", Jordan Spieth is also one of them. After all, ending the "championship drought" of nearly four years, he won the Valerodes Open in his hometown.
Obviously, winning is as difficult as the players say. Because the two most stable players on the PGA Tour, Zander Sheophile and Louis Ushuren, tried their best but could not win the championship. Both of them won eight top-ten finishes and a total of $11.5 million in prize money, but no trophies were credited.
Then, one will not forget that Sheophile did win something that will always accompany him – the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. There are still some people who remember those who did not win medals at the Olympics, such as Hideki Matsuyama and Wheat, who fought on home, who lost to Pan Zhengchun in the seven-man final. But many people will choose to ignore this and instead focus on the other achievements of the players.
(Wheat wins PGA TOUR 20th crown at The Hijay Cup @ Summit)
Of course, Hideki Matsuyama won the Masters, becoming the first Japanese player to wear a green jacket. This can indeed be called his highlight moment at golf in 2021.
Then there's Wheat, who showed the ability to win in october's Hijay Cup @Summit tournament to win his 20th PGA Tour. But what's even more memorable is that when it comes to his poor performance in the Ryder Cup, he chokes back tears and expresses his true emotions. It was truly a gripping moment as it showed how the glory of the PGA Tour is directly tied to the passion of the players.