Golf News: The Weekend Recap

Top 5 PGA Tour newsmakers in 2017:

#5 Sergio Garcia. Winning his first major at age 37 and of all places The Masters.

#4 Jordon Spieth. At age 24, he has 11 career wins and three majors. This year he became the tour’s best iron player and its most mentally tough.

#3 Tiger Woods. The comeback. Pain free and some bad publicity behind him, his performance at the Hero Challenge suggests a promising 2018.

#2 Donald Trump. Logging more than 75 rounds of golf since his inauguration. And having a  3-handicap has bolstered his reputation as being the best golfing president.

1# Justin Thomas. Won a major, captured the FedExCup and was named PGA Tour Player of the Year.