The professional golf season is an almost year-round affair, however essentially the most thrilling stretch is quick approaching. The mid-February Genesis Open in Los Angeles was the primary huge PGA Tour occasion of the 12 months; up subsequent are the Arnold Palmer Invitational (March 3) and The Gamers Championship (March 10), each in Florida. Then issues actually warmth up when The Masters begins April 7.
Currently, a lot of the massive information across the tour has not concerned precise golf, however slightly a (flailing) Saudi Arabian authorities try and signal a few of the PGA Tour’s greatest gamers. That has not gone off nicely, and nearly all of the world’s top golfers will play in the identical fields over the subsequent few months.
It’s an thrilling time for an additional motive: Males’s golf is within the latter levels of transitioning to a youth motion. Many of the greatest gamers on the planet are of their 20s and staring down lengthy, profitable careers. However there are solely 4 main championships yearly. Two of the world’s high 4 gamers, three of the highest six, and 4 of the highest 10 have but to win one, in order that they nonetheless have extra career-defining match battles forward—regardless that they’re already dominant.
As a primer for the season to return, listed below are six PGA Tour gamers who’ve established themselves as forces within the sport—and are proper on the doorstep of some essential wins this spring and summer time. They’re sorted by their Official World Golf rating, and to provide you a clearer image of the place they stand early this 12 months, I’ve included their present odds of successful the 2022 Masters as nicely. (These are through FanDuel, and +500 means a $100 guess can return a $500 revenue.)
PGA Tour 2022: The Rising Stars to Watch This Yr
For entry to unique gear movies, movie star interviews, and extra, subscribe on YouTube!
