Every couple of years a new group of top young talent joins the ranks of the PGA Tour. Currently the stable of young players seems ready to take on all comers as they rack up victories and move up the FedEx Cup and World Golf Rankings.
If we set an age requirement at 25 years or younger, players like Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas fall outside of this arbitrary list, but some big names are still out there.
Sunjae Im, Colin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, Matthew Wolff, Joaquin Niemann, Sam Burns and Cameron Champ. Some others to watch: Norman Xiong, Aaron Wise, Scottie Scheffler, Robbie Shelton, Maverick McNealy and Min Woo Lee.
Who is your best under 25?
Same here. He made his first 22 cuts and it was just a matter of time before a win dropped in his lap. My guess is that he will win a major within the next 2 years.
With that said, it’s awesome seeing their names on the first page of the leaderboard quite a bit.
Yesterday was his second win. He won in Reno last year in his 5 or 6 sixth start. The week after finishing runner up to Wolff at the 3M. Guy is good to say the least
I am surprised so many have Hovland over Wolff actually.
I agree on Sungjae and I think Niemann is overlooked due to his play since restart as well.
I don’t have stats but it seems to me that Hovland has been more consistent than Wolff. Plus he gets noticed for his terrible lack of fashion sense haha
Haha, yeah the style is awful.
They both have a single win. Hovland might be a bit more consistent. I think Wolff’s win is more impressive, not being an opposite field event. I believe Wolff can play in the Masters and Hovland cannot though.
I’d put Wolff behind Niemann. He just hasn’t shown any consistency yet. Obviously we are only a year into his career, but last week in Detroit was his first top 10 since the win with a ton of MC’s. Sungjae is a consistency machine, and think the restart threw him off. He’ll be back. He has the best short game of the group by far.
You might be right. Sungjae and Niemann both have shown a game that is going to translate for a long time I have a feeling.
The consistency of Morikawa tips the scales in his favor for me.
Agreed. I’ve always liked his game the best of all the young guys. I think Wolff is overrated and Hovland could be really good but is streaky and weak with the short game. I like guys who can consistently hit fairways and play close approaches, which is Morikawa’s game.
That said, I’m pretty fond of what Champ and Wolff have done out there, even if Cam Champ has been a bit unremarkable of late.
Sungjae
2019: 35 events, 26 made cuts, 16 top 25s, 7 top 10s
2020: 19 events, 17 made cuts, 9 top 25s, 6 top 10s, and a Win.
I think for me it’s the concistency. Hovland had like 20 rounds in a row in the 60’s. With Wolfe it feels like he has a more unique swing that could lead to bad slumps if things aren’t working right. Either way they are all great players along with the other guys listed. It should be fun to watch them grow the next few years.
You might be right about that. More MCs for sure with Wolff so far. I minimize Hovland’s victory, probably too much.
You mean like the win that "dropped in his lap" last July?
Yeah that one too.
Yeah it wasn’t the same caliber of win as the others that’s for sure. I just like that consistency and that I’ve seen him up there on the leaderboard a lot, just like Morikawa. I remember last summer when they were all coming out that I told some of the guys I played with that I thought they would both be really good.
Yup, same here. Such a great looking swing, especially with irons.
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