Points Race

A familiar Champ reigns atop a PGA TOUR leaderboard once again. More than 21 months after his last victory, California’s Cameron Champ stepped back into the winner’s circle, claiming his third TOUR title at this week’s 3M Open.

If there’s such a thing as beginner’s luck, Collin Morikawa has perfected it. Just 11 months after winning the 2020 PGA Championship in his first attempt, Morikawa has done it again, going 1 for 1 in his Open Championship debut to become the 2021 Champion Golfer of the Year.

It’s been a long time coming, but Lucas Glover is once again a PGA TOUR Champion. Glover finished two shots ahead of the field at the John Deere Classic, ending a winless drought that stretched more than 10 years since his last TOUR victory at the 2011 Wells Fargo Championship).

Two weeks, two epic playoffs. Just one week after an eight-hole playoff at the Travelers Championship, fans were treated to yet another thrilling finish, this time via a three-man, five-hole playoff for the Rocket Mortgage Classic title.

It took 80 holes, but Harris English is a PGA TOUR champion for the second time in 2021. After nailing an electrifying putt on the 72nd hole, English went head-to-head with Texan Kramer Hickok in an eight-hole sudden-death playoff, before finally sinking a 16-foot birdie to claim the Travelers Championship title and his fourth career PGA TOUR victory.

Torrey Pines and Jon Rahm might just be the best duo in golf. From his maiden PGA TOUR victory there at the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open, to his engagement to wife Kelley along the sea-side links, the course has always held a special place in Rahm’s life.

Welcome to the PGA TOUR, Garrick Higgo. The 22-year-old from South Africa took home the win at the inaugural Palmetto Championship at Congaree, securing PGA TOUR membership in just his second TOUR start ever.

For the second time in two years, Patrick Cantlay is the Memorial Tournament Champion. After a wild week that saw Ryder Cup Europe star and 54-hole leader Jon Rahm withdrawn due to a positive COVID test, Sunday’s leaderboard was a crowded affair.

It took Jason Kokrak 233 starts to take home his first PGA TOUR win, but just another 16 to add a second, as the 36-year-old journeyman claimed victory this week in Texas at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Despite a final round card that featured just eight pars, the effort was enough to hold off the field and move past a faltering Jordan Spieth, who finished at three over for the day.

Phil Mickelson is no stranger to setting records. Most Ryder Cup appearances, most Ryder Cup fourball victories – in fact, he still holds the record as the last amateur to win on TOUR, dating back to his 1991 victory in Tucson as a then-Arizona State student.