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How each of the 2023 men's majors were won, explained in four charts

Just like that, the 2023 men's major championships are in the books. We've crowned our four champions—Jon Rahm, Brooks Kopeka, Wyndham Clarkaand Brian Harman—and are counting down the more than 200 days until 2024 Masters week rolls around.

But before we focus too much on what's next, it's worth exploring the Strokes Gained data to look back at what just happened. What did the winners of this year's majors do so well, the week they won? And what can we learn from this year's winners for next year?

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Jon Rahm's captured the Masters with a display of ball-striking brilliance. Sitting inside the top six both off the tee and into greens meant Rahm gave himself lots of opportunities to make birdies, and not many to make bogeys. His elite ball-striking was enough to cover for his good, but not great, putting (which included a four putt on the first hole of the tournament).

When Brooks Koepka gets into major mode, his game looks impenetrable. And the stats tell the story: The PGA champion finished inside the top 11 in every category that week. It's a formula for slowly, and relentlessly, pulling away from the rest of the field.

Wyndham Clark is the son of professional tennis player, and his stats from his win at U.S. Open give off a serve-and-volley vibe. The powerful player took advantage of Los Angeles Country Club's wide, forgiving fairways to put himself in scoring position. A hot putter would do the rest.

Brian Harman took apart Royal Liverpool Golf Club with an incredible display of putting. He was one putt from literally being flawless from the crucial range inside of 10 feet. His driving, though, doesn't get the credit it deserves . Not the longest player, he finished 11th in SG: Off The Tee by pulling more of drivers than his competitors, but without sacrificing accuracy.

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Steve Stricker wins his 3rd PGA Tour Champions major of year with dominant weekend at Firestone

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Steve Stricker won his third PGA Tour Champions major of the year, capping off a dominant weekend at Firestone with a 4-under 66 on Sunday for a three-shot victory in the Kaulig Companies Championship.

Stricker was five shots off the lead after a second-round 73, but closed with rounds of 65-66 for an 11-under 269 total. David Toms shot a final-round 65 to finish alone in second at 8 under.

The 56-year-old Stricker won the Regions Tradition in May, then triumphed two weeks later at the Senior PGA Championship. He has five victories this year on the over-50 tour and a lead of more than $2 million over second-place Bernhard Langer on the Charles Schwab Cup money list.

“It’s fun getting in contention on a day like today and knowing that you have to do certain things. The more times I’ve been there, the more times I’ve been able to handle it,” Stricker said. “And that’s been the fun part, that’s what keeps me motivated to come out here and continue to play.”

The win at Firestone gives Stricker a spot in next year's Players Championship, which he said was one of his goals. This event was previously known as the Senior Players Championship before Kaulig Companies took over as title sponsor.

“I think I get so emotional because we put so much into it,” said Stricker, who choked up during a greenside television interview.

Stricker played his first 13 holes in 3 under before his only bogey of the day on the par-4 14th. But he responded with a lengthy putt for birdie on the par-4 15th and a wedge to 2 feet for birdie on the par-5 16th, giving himself enough of a cushion to enjoy his walk to the 18th green.

Stricker has seven career majors on the PGA Tour Champions, tied with Hale Irwin for fourth all-time. His best finish in a major before turning 50 was a runner-up at the 1998 PGA Championship.

“I won 12 times (on the PGA Tour), but I never got into contention like I’m getting into contention now on the Champions Tour. I have more cracks at it, more times to fail, more times to succeed,” he said.

The final major of the year for the seniors will be the Senior British Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales in two weeks.

The 65-year-old Langer, who won the U.S. Senior Open two weeks ago to break the PGA Tour Champions career victory record, closed with a 66 to finish alone in sixth, six shots back. Langer, a three-time winner of this event, holds the record for senior major wins with 12.

Harrison Frazar, who was tied with Stricker for the 54-hole lead, shot 70 and tied for third with K.J. Choi (68) and Ernie Els (68).

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The PGA Tour Champions will begin its 44th season this week in Hawaii, and there is an abundance of storylines to keep an eye on this year.

Steven Alker, the reigning Charles Schwab Cup winner, looks to continue his Cinderella run in 2023, which will be his second full season on tour. The 51-year-old New Zealander, who won four times in ’22, is looking to become the first repeat Schwab Cup champion since Bernhard Langer claimed the title in three consecutive years from 2014-16.

Speaking of Langer, he’s staring at history.

The 65-year-old German, who became the tour’s oldest-ever winner last season, has 44 senior tour titles — one victory away from tying Hale Irwin’s all-time record. Langer has strung together 10 straight multi-win seasons, and if the two-time Masters champion makes it 11 in 2023, he’ll sit alone at the top.

Langer is defying time. He finished sixth last year in the cup standings and won it in ’21. Father Time, however, is ultimately undefeated, and in November, days before winning the TimberTech Championship, Langer said he’s “closer” to retirement, but isn’t ready to shelve his clubs just yet.

Some of Langer’s biggest challengers for a seventh Schwab Cup will be 2021 Ryder Cup captains Steve Stricker, 55, and Padraig Harrington, 51, who both tied Alker for the most wins (four) in ’22. Stricker notched that feat despite missing nearly half of the season recovering from a mysterious illness.

Jerry Kelly, Fred Couples, Thongchai Jaidee, Retief Goosen, Darren Clarke, Steve Flesch and Miguel Angel Jiménez, who led the circuit last year in top-10s with 16, hope to follow up strong seasons. Ernie Els, Mike Weir, David Toms, K.J. Choi, Alex Cejka, Stephen Ames and 2021 Rookie of the Year Jim Furyk are looking to take home a trophy after a winless ’22.

Second-year players Y.E. Yang, Ken Duke, Tim Petrovic, Brian Gay and Robert Karlsson are aiming for their maiden wins, while former world No. 1 David Duval hopes for a bounce-back sophomore campaign after his best finish last year in 21 events was a T-31.

Several years ago, Notah Begay III and Justin Leonard both traded in their clubs for a microphone. However, after turning 50 last year and getting their feet wet on the PGA Tour Champions, they both headline this year’s rookie class.

Leonard, the 1997 Open champion, last played full-time on the PGA Tour in 2015, but called it quits after failing to record a top-10 in consecutive seasons. Begay, a four-time Tour winner, made his final Tour-sanctioned start in 2013, as back injuries took a toll on him. They both competed a little last year on the senior set, with Begay playing twice and Leonard four times.

Both still plan to fulfill their broadcasting duties with Golf Channel and NBC Sports and hope their double schedule won’t wear them down as try to recapture glory on the course.

“It’s a little bit of a juggling act,” Leonard said in September, “but I knew going in and I enjoy both things. It’s a great crew at NBC, but I’ve really enjoyed also getting back into playing and practicing ... It’s something that I didn’t really know I had missed.”

“I’m trying to schedule around my kids’ birthday parties and basketball games and things like that,” Begay said in October. “My NBC schedule, obviously I’m going to do a little bit of television next year. I took a look at the schedule and looking at somewhere between 12 and 15 events and hopefully make some of the playoff events. It’s a pretty full docket for me and I’m going to require some good organization. Do you know anybody that can help me?”

Begay and Leonard, however, won’t be the only notable newbies on the over-50 circuit this season. There’s the five Q-School recipients, which include Tim O’Neal. Plus, Tour winners Boo Weekley, Jason Bohn, Daniel Chopra, Brian Bateman and Stewart Cink are expected to make their debuts this year.

“I will probably sprinkle in a few [PGA Tour Champions] events, but my plan is to focus on PGA Tour golf for a while,” Cink, the 2009 Open champion who turns 50 in May, said at December’s PNC Championship.

But every season, you never know whose golf career can be given a second lease on life.

In August 2021, Alker was virtually unknown, never recording a top-10 in 122 career Tour starts. However, shortly after turning 50, he Monday qualified for the Boeing Classic and finished T-7. With the top 10, he got into the following event and then recorded six straight top-10s before notching his maiden victory.

Now, playing alongside a slew of regular major winners, Alker is arguably the face of the tour entering 2023.

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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Golf's major season ended with Australia's Cameron Smith winning the 150th edition of The Open and lifting the Claret Jug at St. Andrews on Sunday.

Smith became the sixth straight player in his 20s to win a major and the second consecutive first-timer. Matt Fitzpatrick picked up his first at the U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, in June.

Unfortunately, the next major, which is the Masters, won't come for another nine months. The FedEx Cup playoffs will still be played in August and the Presidents Cup in September, but another major season has come and gone.

Which players are next in line to become major champions in 2023? Here are my best guesses, unless, of course, one of my predicted winners jumps to LIV Golf and is declared ineligible by a governing body between now and then.

The Masters

When: April 6-9, 2023 Where: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia Defending champion: Scottie Scheffler

Winner in 2023: Rory McIlroy

Besides Scheffler, who picked up his first major by winning a green jacket this past spring, no one has played better and more consistently this season than McIlroy.

McIlroy finished in the top 10 of each of the four majors this season: He was solo second at the Masters, eighth at the PGA Championship, tied for fifth at the U.S. Open and third at The Open. According to research by ESPN Stats & Information, McIlroy is only the fourth player to average a top-five finish in the majors without winning one since 1983. Rickie Fowler (2014), Ernie Els (2004) and Ben Crenshaw (1987) were the others.

McIlroy, a four-time major champion, has now played eight full seasons since winning his last one (the 2014 PGA Championship). He has endured so many near-misses during that stretch, finishing in the top five in majors nine times during that span and 17 times in the top 10, the most by any player since 2015.

At some point, the drought has to end, and there wouldn't be a better place for McIlroy to do it than Augusta National. By winning a green jacket, he would become only the sixth player to complete the career grand slam during the Masters era. Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Gene Sarazen are the only ones to accomplish the historic feat. In 2023, it will be McIlroy's ninth attempt in trying to join them.

McIlroy seemed to exorcise some Masters demons in April. He famously blew a 4-stroke lead in the final round in 2011, hooking his tee on No. 10 into the cabins and carding an 80. This past spring, he shot 8-under 64 on Sunday, matching the lowest score ever in the final round of the Masters. He finished 3 shots behind Scheffler and had some fun on the 18th green, when he holed out from a greenside bunker.

McIlroy has finished in the top 10 at the Masters six times since completing three-fourths of the career grand slam. He seemed to figure out some things this spring.

"I've always known that I can do it," McIlroy said after the 2022 Masters. "I've played good enough around here, maybe just haven't strung four rounds together like that, but I've always known that I have the game to win at this place. It's just a matter of having that game for four days in a row and not making big numbers and shooting yourself in the foot, I guess."

PGA Championship

When: May 18-21, 2023 Where: Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York (East Course) Defending champion: Justin Thomas

Winner in 2023: Cameron Young

Young all but wrapped up PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors when he eagled the 72nd hole at the Old Course on Sunday. That shot secured him solo second place, 1 shot behind Smith.

Young is only the second player since 1958 to finish in the top three in his debuts at both the PGA Championship and The Open. He tied for third at the PGA Championship at Southern Hills, finishing 1 shot behind Thomas. Collin Morikawa won the 2020 PGA Championship at Harding Park and the 2021 Open Championship at Royal St. George's.

Young will certainly have much of the galleries behind him at Oak Hill. He grew up outside of New York City and attended prep school on the Fordham campus. His father, David Young, is the longtime head pro at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarborough-on-Hudson, New York, just north of the city.

Young hasn't yet won on the PGA Tour, but his rookie season has been sensational. He has nine top-25 finishes in 21 starts, including six top-10s and four runner-ups. He also tied for second at the Sanderson Farms Championship, Genesis Invitational and Wells Fargo Championship. It's only a matter of time before he claims his first victory.

Young is one of the longest hitters off the tee on tour. He is second in shots gained off the tee (.942) and sixth in driving distance (317.6 yards). He's an improving irons player and a pretty good putter.

Oak Hill's East Course last hosted a major in 2013, when Jason Dufner defeated Jim Furyk by 2 strokes. Nicklaus (1980) and Shaun Micheel (2003) won the other PGA Championships that were played there. The course underwent a restoration in 2013. The project involved the removal of many trees and even a pond. There's an entirely new par-3 fifth hole.

When: June 15-18, 2023 Where: Los Angeles Country Club (North Course) Defending champion: Matt Fitzpatrick

Winner in 2023: Xander Schauffele

With Smith having won the The Open at St. Andrews, Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay and Norway's Viktor Hovland will head into 2023 as the best players in the world without a major championship. Schauffele did win a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Schauffele, 28, also has been pretty good in the majors, too. He has nine top-10 finishes in majors since 2017, including a pair of runners-up at the 2018 Open at Carnoustie and 2019 Masters. He missed the cut at the Masters, but finished in the top 15 in the other three majors this season.

Schauffele picked up his first individual PGA Tour victory in more than three years when he won the Travelers Championship in late June. He won the Scottish Open the week before The Open, after also finishing first in the JP McManus Pro-Am, a 36-hole charity event in Ireland. Schauffele also teamed with Cantlay to win the Zurich Classic, a team event in New Orleans in April.

A native of La Jolla, California, Schauffele would probably like nothing more than to win his first major in the first U.S. Open played in Los Angeles in 75 years. The city hasn't hosted the tournament since Ben Hogan won at Riviera Country Club in 1948. Los Angeles County Club will become only the third Southern California course to host the U.S. Open; Riviera and Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego (2008 and 2021) are the others.

The North Course is known for its baseball glove-shaped bunkers, peninsula greens and elevated tee boxes. Los Angeles Country Club hosted the 2017 Walker Cup. The U.S. team that defeated Great Britain and Ireland, 19-7, included Scheffler, Morikawa, Cameron Champ and Will Zalatoris.

When: July 20-23, 2023 Where: Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Merseyside, England Defending champion: Cameron Smith

Winner in 2023: Jon Rahm

Rahm is one of the best ball-strikers in the world, which will come in handy if the winds are blowing hard on the west coast of England next year.

Royal Liverpool Golf Club, which will be hosting The Open for the 13th time, is considered one of the most difficult courses in the rota. In 2006, when Woods won his third Claret Jug, he famously hit his driver only once in four rounds, instead hitting irons off the tee and mid and long irons into greens.

Rahm picked up his first major at the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. He finished in the top 10 in each of the majors in 2021. His results in majors weren't as good this season, but his form was still pretty good. He leads the tour in ball-striking and shots gained off the tee (1.106) and is sixth in shots gained total (1.805).

Rahm has never played in an Open at Royal Liverpool. He tied for third at Royal St. George's in 2021 and tied for 11th at Royal Portrush. He would be the first player from Spain since Seve Ballesteros to win The Open won his third Claret Jug in 1988.

It will be the first time Royal Liverpool has hosted The Open since McIlroy won in 2014. There will be an entirely new par-3 17th hole when it is played there next July.

Who Finished Top Of The Men's Golf Majors Leaderboard For 2023?

Only 12 players managed to make the cut of all four men's Majors in 2023, and the player with the best overall score did not actually win one.

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Whatever's happening in the world of golf, the four men's Majors remain the blue riband events, the pinnacle of the sport and the events that build legacies and create legends, and 2023 has been another eventful year in golf's biggest tournaments.

Jon Rahm claimed his second Major at the Masters by edging out Brooks Koepka - who would not be denied as he lifted his fifth Major at the following PGA Championship.

Wyndham Clark then won his maiden Major title with a superb US Open victory, and he was followed by another first-timer as Brian Harman was a dominant Open champion at Hoylake.

But none of them managed to claim top spot in the overall Major championship leaderboard for 2023.

Who made the cut in all four Majors in 2023?

Firstly, Clark and Harman failed to make the cut in all four Majors, which is something that is a lot harder than you may think at first - with only 12 players managing it this year.

So our final 12 on the 2023 Major leaderboard include some of the big names you'd expect, and a couple that may surprise you - most notably New Zealander Ryan Fox.

Rahm and Koepka did manage to make the cut and claim a Major victory, and they'd obviously not swap that just to finish top of the cumulative Major leaderboard, but it is a good indicator of consistent players who can keep performing in the different challenges the four big ones provide.

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And it's also no surprise to see that the form players of the year top the leaderboard, with Scottie Scheffler , Viktor Hovland , Xander Schauffele , Tommy Fleetwood and Patrick Cantlay all in there

Previous Major winners Cam Smith, Hideki Matsuyama and Patrick Reed showed they've got that big-game mentality, while Tyrrell Hatton showed that he could be a Major champion in waiting if he keeps performing well.

Who had the best overall record in 2023 Majors?

So then, our Major leaderboard champion is Scottie Scheffler, who finished the Major schedule in 18-under and really should have pocketed one - but for those well publicized putting woes.

Viktor Hovland was also brilliant in the Majors, and comes in just behind Scheffler on 16-under as the only two men to complete all four Majors without finishing a single one over par.

And but for that bunker on the 16th on Sunday at the PGA the Norwegian could well have pipped Koepka down the stretch to claim his maiden Major.

Rahm is third due to his seven-over finish at the PGA Championship, showing just how tough it is to keep on challenging in the biggest competitions.

There's a five-shot gap then to Brooks Koepka at 10-under as the fourth and final man to finish double digits under par for the four Majors.

Xander Schauffele finished just two shots better than his good friend Patrick Cantlay, with Tommy Fleetwood playing the US Open and Open in nine under after going five over for the Masters and PGA Championship.

Cameron Smith had a good run at the US Open, Hideki Matsuyama was pretty consistent and Patrick Reed had a fine Masters but struggled at the US Open.

Tyrrell Hatton was over par for three of four Majors, as was Ryan Fox but at least they made the cut and hung around for every weekend - which in itself puts them in a pretty exclusive club.

Paul Higham is a sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in covering most major sporting events for both Sky Sports and BBC Sport. He is currently freelance and covers the golf majors on the BBC Sport website.  Highlights over the years include covering that epic Monday finish in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and watching Rory McIlroy produce one of the most dominant Major wins at the 2011 US Open at Congressional. He also writes betting previews and still feels strangely proud of backing Danny Willett when he won the Masters in 2016 - Willett also praised his putting stroke during a media event before the Open at Hoylake. Favourite interviews he's conducted have been with McIlroy, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn, Rickie Fowler and the enigma that is Victor Dubuisson. A big fan of watching any golf from any tour, sadly he spends more time writing about golf than playing these days with two young children, and as a big fair weather golfer claims playing in shorts is worth at least five shots. Being from Liverpool he loves the likes of Hoylake, Birkdale and the stretch of tracks along England's Golf Coast, but would say his favourite courses played are Kingsbarns and Portrush. 

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List of men’s golf major championship winners by year

The four current men's major golf championships are currently played in the chronological order of the Masters Tournament in April, the PGA Championship in May, the US Open in June and the Open Championship (British Open) in July.

Interestingly enough, that's also the order in which the tournaments were first played, youngest to oldest.

The Masters Tournament began in 1934, with the PGA Championship starting in 1916. The US Open was first played in 1895, with the Open Championship first played in 1860.

These tournaments have not always been considered major championships -- which was a classification decided in 1930 for Bobby Jones who, in that single year, became the first player to win the US Open, The Open, the US Amateur and the Amateur Championship (British Amateur) in a calendar year.

We have listed out the men's major championship winners by year, dating back to 1860. The tournaments were not always played in this order, so they are not in chronological order. Rather, they are situated by the current men's major championship calendar. The Open, US Open and PGA Championship were not played in different stages of World War I, and all four majors were not played during different stages of World War II.

However, since 1945, three of the four majors have been played continuously. The R&A canceled the 2020 Open Championship because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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2022-23 PGA Tour Schedule: Complete Dates, Winners, Purses

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Here is the complete schedule for the 2022-23 PGA Tour season, including every major championship and the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs in August.

We'll update this article after every tournament with the winner of each event and the total prize money won.

Here's when each of the majors will be played in 2023:

2023 majors schedule

• The Masters : Week of April 3-9 at Augusta National, Augusta, Georgia
• The PGA Championship : Week of May 15-21 at Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York
• The U.S. Open : Week of June 12-18 at Los Angeles Country Club (North Course), Los Angeles, California
• The British Open : Week of July 17-23 at Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, England

Here is the schedule, which features 45 events from September 2022 through August 2023.

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The 2022-23 PGA Tour Schedule: Complete dates, winners and prize money

Date, Tournament, Course(s), Location, Champion and Purse

Sept. 12-18: Fortinet Championship, Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course), Napa, California.

Winner: Max Homa, $1,440,000 from purse of $8 million

Sept. 19-25: Presidents Cup, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina

Winner: U.S., 17.5-12.5

Sept. 26- Oct. 2: Sanderson Farms Championship, The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi

Winner: Mackenzie Hughes, $1,422,000 from a purse of $7.9 million

Oct. 3-9: Shriners Children's Open TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada

Winner: Tom Kim, $1,440,000 from a purse of $8 million

Oct. 10-16: Zozo Championship, Narashino Country Club, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Winner: Keegan Bradley, $1,980,000 from a purse of $11 million

Oct. 17-23: The CJ Cup in South Carolina, Congaree Golf Club, Ridgeland, South Carolina

Winner: Rory McIlroy, $1,890,000 from a purse of $10.5 million

Oct. 24-30: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda

Winner: Seamus Power, $1,170,000 from a purse of $6.5 million

Oct. 31-Nov. 6: World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico

Winner: Russell Henley, $1,476,000 from a purse of $8.2 million

Nov. 7-13: Cadence Bank Houston Open, Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas

Winner: Tony Finau, $1,512,000 from a purse of $8.4 million

Nov. 14-20: The RSM Classic, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course, Plantation Course), St. Simons Island, Georgia

Winner: Adam Svensson, $1,458,000 from a purse of $8.1 million

Nov. 28-Dec. 4: Hero World Challenge, Albany, Bahamas.

Winner: Viktor Hovland, $1 million from a purse of $3.5 million

Dec. 5-11: QBE Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, Florida

Winners: Tom Hoge and Sahith Theegala, sharing $950,000 from a purse of $3.6 million

Jan. 2-8: Sentry Tournament of Champions, Kapalua Resort (The Plantation Course), Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

Winner: Jon Rahm, $2.7 million from a purse of $15 million

Jan. 9-15: Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii

Winner: Si Woo Kim, $1,422,000 from a purse of $7.9 million

Jan. 16-22: The American Express, PGA West (Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course), La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, California

Winner: Jon Rahm, $1.44 million from a purse of $8 million

Jan. 23-29: Farmers Insurance Open (Saturday finish), Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course, North Course), San Diego, California

Winner: Max Homa, $1.566 million from a purse of $8.7 million

Jan. 30-Feb. 5: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course), Pebble Beach, California

Winner: Justin Rose, $1.62 million from a purse of $9 million

Feb. 6-12: Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona

Winner: Scottie Scheffler, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 13-19: The Genesis Invitational, The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

Winner: Jon Rahm, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 20-26: The Honda Classic, PGA National Resort and Spa (The Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Winner: Chris Kirk, $1.512 million from a purse of $8.4 million

Feb. 27-March 5: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Florida

Winner: Kurt Kitayama, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 27-March 5: Puerto Rico Open, Grand Reserve Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Winner: Nico Echavarria, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

March 6-12: The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Winner: Scottie Scheffler, $4,500,000 from a purse of $25 million

March 13-19: Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida

Winner: Taylor Moore, $1,458,000 from a purse of $8.1 million

March 20-26: World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas

Winner: Sam Burns, $3,500,000 from a purse of $20 million

March 20-26: Corales Puntacana Championship, Puntacana Resort and Club (Corales Golf Course), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Winner: Matt Wallace, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

March 27-April 2: Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio (The Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas

Winner: Corey Conners, $1,602,000 from a purse of $8.9 million

April 3-9: Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

Winner: Jon Rahm, $3,240,000 from a purse of $18 million

April 10-16: RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Winner: Matt Fitzpatrick, $3,600,000 from a purse of $20 million

April 17-23: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana

Winners: Nick Hardy and Davis Riley share $2,485,400 from a purse of $8.6 million

April 24-30: Mexico Open, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico

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Winner: Brooks Koepka, $3,150,000 from a purse of $17.5 million

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Winner: Emiliano Grillo, $1,566,000 from a purse of $8.7 million

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Winner: Viktor Hovland, $3,600,000 from a purse of $20 million

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Winner: Nick Taylor, $1,620,000 from a purse of $9 million

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Winner: Keegan Bradley, $3,600,000 million from a purse of $20 million

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Winner: Rickie Fowler, $1,584,000 from a purse of $8.8 million

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Winner: Sepp Straka, $1,332,000 from a purse of $7.4 million

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Winner: Vincent Norrman, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

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Winner: Brian Harman, $3,000,000 from a purse of $16.5 million

July 17-23: Barracuda Championship, Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California

Winner: Akshay Bhatia, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

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Winner: Lee Hodges, $1,404,000 from a purse of $7.8 million

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Winner: Lucas Glover, $1,368,000 from a purse of $7.6 million

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Winner: Lucas Glover, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

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Winner: Viktor Hovland, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

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Winner: Viktor Hovland, $18 million from a purse of $75 million

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Luke Littler falls short in his attempts to land back-to-back Players Championships at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan with Michael van Gerwen winning; Darts is back with the World Grand Prix on Sky Sports from October 7-13 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester

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Michael van Gerwen put in a stellar display to topple Dave Chisnall at Players Championship 21 as Luke Littler fell short in his attempts to land back-to-back titles.

Dutch star Van Gerwen averaged just shy of 107 as he powered past Chisnall in an 8-4 victory to pick up his first ranking title of 2024 in Wigan.

Littler, who has won an astonishing 33 per cent of the events he's entered this year, saw his rampant 15-match winning run come to an end as Maik Kuivenhoven pulled off a shock 6-3 victory in the last 16 to end his hopes of landing back-to-back titles.

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"The most important thing is I always keep believing in my own ability," said Van Gerwen. "I'm pleased with my performance and pleased with my new darts.

"I've underperformed at these events - I didn't play well enough. But to be back on this tour and to actually win one feels good.

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"I want to win, I want to perform, and I want to do the right thing for myself. There's a lot more to gain and to fight for."

After opening his challenge with a hard-fought 6-4 success against Lee Cocks, Van Gerwen averaged 99 in sweeping aside Ryan Meikle and Karel Sedlacek. This was followed by successive 6-3 wins against James Wade and Gian van Veen, while he dispatched another fellow Dutchman in the semi-finals, running out an emphatic 7-2 winner against Kuivenhoven.

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Chisnall - a semi-finalist on Tuesday - went one step better 24 hours later, celebrating impressive 6-1 victories against Jose de Sousa and Jonny Clayton earlier in the afternoon.

The 44-year-old proved too strong for his St Helens counterpart Stephen Bunting in the last eight, before surviving four match darts in his semi-final win over Ritchie Edhouse, who rallied from 6-2 down to level.

Edhouse claimed a host of major scalps at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, dumping out former Lakeside champions Jelle Klaasen and Christian Kist to ignite his title challenge. He also whitewashed Austrian veteran Mensur Suljovic and fought back from 5-2 down to deny Damon Heta in the quarter-finals, only to lose out to Chisnall in a dramatic finale. The 2024 PDC ProTour season continues with Players Championship 22-23 in Leicester on September 24-25.

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Munich/London. The 2024 BMW PGA Championship (19 – 22 September, Wentworth Club, Surrey, England) marks a significant milestone, as BMW celebrates its 20th year as title partner of the DP World Tour’s flagship event. To commemorate this highly successful partnership, we explore some of the highlight moments that have helped to define the last two decades.

The championship dates back to 1955, when it was originally known as the British PGA Championship, before coming under BMW stewardship in 2005. Since then, the tournament has gone from strength to strength, evolving into a ‘Festival of Golf’ with its star-studded Pro-Am line ups, Championship Village and live concerts from world-renowned artists. The 20th BMW PGA Championship closely follows the 35th BMW International Open, and further cements the brand’s commitment to international golf.

Aside from a formidable list of champions, the tournament’s most prominent legacy is arguably its deeply rooted connection to charity, supporting many deserving causes over its 20-year history. Its most recent beneficiary is the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), who strive to change the conversation around mental health and suicide. Since 2022, more than £150,000 has been raised for CALM, who will remain as official charity partner for a third consecutive year.

Ahead of the 20th BMW PGA Championship – which is expected to be the most widely attended tournament to date, with Saturday and Sunday tickets already sold out – we explore tournament and automotive highlights from two decades of play.

2006: Two champions are crowned.

Teeing off in 2006, the second BMW PGA Championship sees David Howell cruise to victory by five shots, becoming the first homegrown winner since Nick Faldo in 1989. Meanwhile, BMW 3 Series is crowned ‘Car of the Year’ at the prestigious 2006 What Car? Car of the Year Awards. Arriving as the fifth incarnation, the 3 Series was praised by What Car? for its blend of typically ‘sharp’ driving dynamics, outstanding refinement and everyday practicality.

2008: Standing out from the crowd.

Golf icon Miguel Ángel Jiménez showcases a stand-out performance, acing the fifth, before beating Oliver Wilson on the second extra hole to take the title. Born to stand out too, the BMW X6 launches as the world’s first ever Sports Activity Coupé, combining the attributes of an SUV with the stance of a coupé for the first time.

2010: Redesigned and reimagined.

Nicknamed ‘The Big Easy’, South African golfing legend, Ernie Els oversees the redesign of the West Course, including a major revamp of the 18th hole. Concurrently, a BMW legend is reimagined, as the BMW 5 Series Touring enters its fourth generation, bringing an eight-speed automatic transmission, Auto Start-Stop technology and up to an exceptional 1,670 litres of luggage capacity.

2011 & 2012: Doing the double.

With an astonishing performance, England’s Luke Donald beats fellow countryman Lee Westwood at the 2011 championship and takes the top spot as world number one for the first time in his career. Donald went on to defend his title in 2012, becoming only the third player to do so since Colin Montgomerie and Sir Nick Faldo. Also doing the double with more power and less fuel consumption, the fifth generation BMW M5 is launched, boasting 560 hp – up 10 per cent on its predecessor model – while cutting fuel consumption by more than 30 per cent.

2013: Fresh talent.

Italy’s Matteo Manassero becomes the tournament’s youngest-ever winner, taking home the trophy at just 20 years of age. Simultaneously, the BMW i3 makes its debut as the first series-produced model by BMW i, offering a fresh all-electric powertrain and groundbreaking new technology. Like Manassero, the trailblazer went on to create a legacy of its own, with over 250,000 units delivered to customers worldwide.

2014: Global stars.

Rory McIlroy secures the win after a dramatic final round, overturning a seven-shot overnight deficit to score a 66 on the final day and clinch a thrilling victory. Heralded as his first win on British soil, it kick started a memorable year for the world number one, in which he also won The Open and US PGA Championship. Also launched in 2014, BMW’s first plug-in hybrid sports car, the BMW i8 becomes a star of its own. Honoured as Top Gear Magazine’s ‘Global Car of the Year’ the innovative powerhouse went on to secure almost as many titles as the Northern Irish legend.

2015: Records are made to be broken.

Finishing with a record-breaking 21-under-par, South Korean, Byeong-Hun An – a European Tour rookie – claims victory. A remarkable five aces are recorded throughout this tournament, making it a memorable event for such a rare achievement. Offering both record-breaking lap times and remarkable performance, the special edition BMW M4 GTS is unveiled as the fastest series-production BMW road car ever offered to customers. With a boosted output of 500hp, the GTS shaved 30 seconds off the standard BMW M4’s Nürburging Nordschleife lap time.

2019: Big moves.

Marking one of the tournament’s most memorable moments, Ross Fisher makes a sensational albatross on the 18th hole by sinking a 218-yard second shot with a 4-iron and wins a BMW i8 for the first albatross of the tournament that week. BMW made some big moves too in 2019, launching its largest production car to date, the BMW X7. Combining a spacious, opulent interior, powerful engine derivatives and advanced technology, the luxury SUV strikes the perfect balance between comfort and performance.

2021: Going full circle.

Bringing it back for the USA, Billy Horschel becomes the first American victor since the great Arnold Palmer in 1975. Bringing back and repurposing an array of materials, the BMW i Vision Circular is unveiled to the world at the IAA Motor Show in Munich. Envisioned for the year 2040, the Vision Circular is BMW’s take on circular economy, fusing sustainability with luxury in a design that uses 100 per cent recyclable materials.

2023: Powered with sustainability in mind.

In a world first for a sporting event, the television production for the 2023 BMW PGA Championship is powered 100 per cent by green hydrogen. TV wasn’t the only thing powered by hydrogen last year, with the arrival of the BMW iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet. The 100-strong fleet was deployed internationally for demonstration and trial purposes. BMW plans to launch its first-ever series production fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in 2028, thereby offering customers an additional all-electric powertrain option with zero local emissions in a BMW.

2024: The 20th BMW PGA Championship and the third BMW M5 Touring.

The 20th BMW PGA Championship is just around the corner and there’s a lot to look forward to. Expect fierce competition, another star-studded Pro-Am and a Championship Village filled with BMW’s latest and greatest models, including the all-new third generation BMW M5 Touring, which makes its UK premiere at Wentworth.

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Tennis Is a Solo Sport, but Players Learn That Team Competition Is Thrilling

The Laver Cup pits Europe against the rest of the world, and players love being picked for one of its teams.

By Cindy Shmerler

Reporting from New York

There is an adage that says there is no “I” in “team.” It implies that those who compete in group sports are expected to forsake their independence for the greater good.

In tennis, the “I” means individual, as in “individual sport,” which tennis surely is. There is only one singles winner at every tournament or, in the case of the recent U.S. Open, one man and one woman out of an original field of nearly 500 competitors in the qualifying and main draws.

But in many ways, tennis has also become a team sport. Team competitions, like this week’s Laver Cup in Berlin, take solo performers and thrust them together for a week, enabling them to become practice compatriots, doubles partners and, most important, cheerleaders.

“I think it’s special having the best players on the planet on the same team or competing against each other, especially when you don’t want to let each other down,” said Alexander Zverev in an interview on the eve of the U.S. Open. “That’s what makes Laver Cup unique and that’s why you see everybody compete so hard.”

Zverev is the lone German on Team Europe alongside Carlos Alcaraz from Spain, the Russian Daniil Medvedev, the Norwegian Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece and Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, who takes the place of Rafael Nadal who withdrew last week because he is still rehabilitating from injuries. Team World comprises the Americans Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton, as well as the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, Alejandro Tabilo from Chile and Francisco Cerúndolo from Argentina. Kokkinakis and Cerúndolo are late replacements for two injured players, Tommy Paul and Alex de Minaur. The captains, former rivals Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, are in their final year leading Team Europe and Team World.

For Fritz, playing the Laver Cup is a way to recharge following his run to the final of the U.S. Open, where he lost to Jannik Sinner in straight sets.

“Coming from the highs of playing the U.S. Open at home with the crowd, and then also just being so mentally locked in these two weeks, it would be really tough to go play an individual tournament that’s not going to have the same, like, just energy,” Fritz said. “So it’s amazing that I’m going to get to go play a really fun event that I enjoy with all of my friends. Because it’s pretty impossible for me to not be fired up playing a match when I have all these guys on the bench kind of going crazy for me.”

This is the seventh year of the Laver Cup, founded in part by Roger Federer and named for the two-time Grand Slam holder Rod Laver. Team Europe won the first four iterations while Team World has captured the title the last two years. In 2022, Federer bid an emotional farewell to the sport after playing a final doubles match with Nadal.

Team competitions have, once again, become prolific and popular in tennis. Decades ago, the Davis Cup for men and Federation Cup and Wightman Cup for women attracted great attention for their often-boisterous home-and-away format.

But over the last several years, as the names and regulations have changed — the Federation Cup became the Fed Cup and now the Billie Jean King Cup, while the Davis Cup moved to a neutral group stage location and finals venue — interest among fans and players waned. The Wightman Cup, a competition between the best women from the United States and Britain that began in 1923, was dissolved in 1989.

Now, the pro season begins in December with the United Cup, a joint ATP and WTA mixed-gender competition that attracts top players while serving as a warm-up for the Australian Open. In 2023 the U.S. team, comprising Fritz, Tiafoe, Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys, defeated Italy for the title, while in 2024, Zverev and Angelique Kerber led Germany over world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz from Poland.

The season then ends with the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup finals, both played in Spain. There are even junior versions of both, sponsored by the International Tennis Federation. Last weekend, the Davis Cup group stage matches were held at four venues worldwide, setting the top eight teams that will contest the finals in mid-November. Alcaraz and Tabilo represented their nations in Davis Cup matches and then planned to head to the Laver Cup

The camaraderie among team members at the Paris Olympics went a long way toward reinforcing bonds forged among countrymen and women in team competitions. Danielle Collins gave her teammates personalized tote bags and sunglasses, while Desirae Krawczyk gave out matching necklaces in the shape of the Olympic rings. Coco Gauff and Emma Navarro wore the necklaces throughout the U.S. Open.

“Tennis is such an individual sport, so when we all come together as a team, I think everyone thoroughly enjoys those weeks,” said Kathy Rinaldi, the two-time U.S. Olympic captain, former Billie Jean King Cup captain and head of women’s tennis for the U.S.T.A. “We create a bond and some special moments that will last a lifetime.”

For some, playing college tennis helped them adjust to the individuality of the pro tour. Shelton, who won an N.C.A.A. championship while at the University of Florida, has often described competing in front of raucous crowds at major tournaments as akin to playing against the University of Georgia.

Collins and Navarro won N.C.A.A. singles championships at the University of Virginia. They credit their pro success to the lessons learned while training with and competing alongside their college teammates.

Navarro left school in 2022, joined the WTA Tour and in April was chosen to play a Billie Jean King Cup qualifying match in Orlando. After her teammates tasked her with the long-held tradition of performing a “rookie rap,” she thrilled dignitaries at a dinner with the performance, earning her the nickname “Eminem-Varro.”

And after Andy Murray and Jack Draper of Britain defeated France in the Davis Cup last year, a video of Draper celebrating and singing in the car with Murray, almost 15 years his senior, went viral.

The term “team” has also become universal in the sport. When former world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty won Wimbledon in 2021 and the Australian Open in 2022, she thanked her “team,” which consisted of her coach and supporters who helped her along the way. That was in contrast to the 22-time major winner Steffi Graf who traveled the world in the 1980s and ’90s with few people other than her father, Peter, and one of two longtime coaches, Pavel Slozil and Heinz Gunthardt.

Now, nearly every player, including the U.S. Open champions Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, are trailed by a support system they call their “team.” There is a coach (in Sinner’s case, two); there are physios, or people directly responsible for looking after player’s bodies; there are trainers, hitting partners, agents, sports psychologists and even hired hands directly responsible for updating social media content.

During post-match acceptance speeches it can take a player five minutes just to congratulate an opponent’s team or thank his or her own.

For true team competitions like at the Laver Cup, the chance to practice with, learn from and goof around with the players they compete against all year is a genuine attraction. Two years ago, in London, Tsitsipas became so enthralled while watching a practice session involving Federer and Nadal that he climbed into the courtside umpire’s chair to get a better view.

For Tiafoe, it’s all about the fun.

“I love playing team events,” said Tiafoe, who has played the Laver Cup four times, clinching the title for Team World in each of the last two years. “Obviously it’s an individual sport, but I think team events bring a good vibe. I think it shows a lot of player personalities and stuff, getting people out of their shells a little bit. I think it’s really good for the sport.”

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