Spieth claimed five victories including the first two majors before coming up a shot shy of making the play-off for The Open and finishing runner-up to Day at the US PGA. Rose was joint runner-up to him at the Masters. He may well have claimed a second major but for the exploits of Spieth, the undoubted king of golf in 2015. Rose won titles in New Orleans and Hong Kong and his consistency after a lacklustre start to the year kept him firmly ensconced in the world's top 10. The Englishman was a combined 34 under par for the four majors, the fourth best tally in the history of the men's game. Justin Rose can reflect on 2015 with much satisfaction. So who are the 'king' and 'queen' of golf?īack in the men's game, Italy caused a major shock by landing the rights to stage the 2022 Ryder Cup thanks to an 11-year commitment to elevate the Italian Open prize fund to 7m euros (£5.13m). Still only 19, Hull ended the year 41st in the women's world rankings. Hull, though, emerged from the row with her reputation intact, and it was a steady year of consolidation for the British number one. The visitors were galvanised by the unsavoury incident and surged back from 10-6 down to regain the trophy in thrilling fashion. Pettersen was vilified for a lack of sportsmanship and although the home pairing won a point from that fourball contest, they lost the moral high ground. US rookie Alison Lee erroneously picked up her ball thinking a tiddler on the 17th had been conceded by the European pair of Suzann Pettersen and Charley Hull. Marketed as the tour's flagship event, new chief executive Keith Pelley stunned observers by stating it could no longer be regarded as such external-link because of the £3.7m tournament's relatively small prize fund.Ī bigger controversy was the 'Gimmegate' row at the Solheim Cup. The European Tour seems to be ditching plans to take the Scottish Open to Trump's place near Aberdeen, and also got into a lather over the status of its PGA Championship at Wentworth. Republican frontrunner Donald Trump's outspoken comments on Mexican immigrants and Muslims were problematic for golf, which is distancing itself from its highest profile course owner.Īlready the PGA Tour is considering moving the 2017 WGC from the presidential candidate's Doral property, while the R&A considers whether to keep Trump Turnberry on the Open rota. There were plenty of sideshows, among them the US election campaign. Day became the fifth Australian to win the US PGA title The Trump effect - and 'Gimmegate' Flattened by vertigo at the end of his second round, he bravely battled to a share of the 54-hole lead.Īlthough the Australian ran out of steam, he challenged for The Open at St Andrews, won the Canadian Open the following week and secured a record-breaking first major with a 20 under par victory at the US PGA Championship in Wisconsin.
While the young Texan sensationally remained on course for a Grand Slam, the real star of that US Open was Jason Day. The greens were awful - Henrik Stenson said it was like putting on broccoli - but on a stunning final day, Spieth's birdie at the last gave him back-to-back majors. Scott charged into contention with a closing 64 as Gary Player blasted the new venue saying it was "the most unpleasant golf tournament I've seen in my life". Nevertheless, Scott contributed to the most enthralling of the year's majors - the US Open staged at Chambers Bay for the first time. The 35-year-old Australian's move to a conventional short stick coincided in a fall from three to 12 in the world rankings. This was the year when broomhandle putters were being jettisoned in preparation for the ban on anchored putting, which comes into force on New Year's Day.Īmong those most affected is 2013 Masters champion Adam Scott.
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Set up for low scoring, Spieth took full advantage and matched Woods' record 18-under-par total to land his maiden major with a four-stroke victory. Spieth leads the way in majorsĪugusta is the place where the season always comes alive and this year's Masters proved the perfect template. It proved one of the most compelling periods in recent times and there was plenty that made 2015 memorable and significant.
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