The World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler received six occasions on the PGA Tour in 2025 and the Masters champion Rory McIlroy registered three victories.
That didn’t go away a lot for the remainder of the tour membership to battle for and but a minimum of 17 winners lifted a trophy for the very first time.
How do they rank and what prospect is there of any of them shining once more in 2026 and past? Let’s have a look.
1. Tommy Fleetwood
Achievements pre-2025: A seven-time DP World Tour winner, an everyday main championship contender and a Ryder Cup star.
2025 efficiency: The Englishman landed six prime 5 finishes on the PGA Tour as much as the final week in August however the win remained elusive. Then he broke his duck for the yr (and his profession) with the Tour Championship, starred within the Ryder Cup once more and later received on the DP World Tour.
Potential for the long run: Bursting with confidence, main championship triumph is the one factor missing on the CV and he’s properly able to including it.
2. Cameron Younger
Achievements pre-2025: An 11-time prime three finisher on the PGA and DP World Tour – however not one in every of them was a win.
2025 efficiency: Victory within the Wyndham Championship, a effective efficiency within the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and a surprising Ryder Cup debut (he was joint prime scorer for Crew USA).
Potential for the long run: He’s a six-timer prime 10 finisher within the majors – anticipate that quantity to rise.
3. Ben Griffin
Achievements pre-2025: A winner on the third tier Canadian circuit in 2018, he briefly gave up professional golf earlier than a sponsor urged him to rethink.
2025 efficiency: Gained the Zurich Basic pairs occasion with Andrew Novak in April, the Charles Schwab Problem on his personal in Could, added the WWT Championship in November and, in-between, had two main championship prime 10s and a Ryder Cup debut.
Potential for the long run: In style, gifted and now free to precise himself. Count on extra wins.
4. Min Woo Lee
Achievements pre-2025: A 3-time winner on the DP World Tour.
2025 efficiency: The Aussie blew a midway lead within the Gamers Championship after which received the Houston Open in his subsequent begin.
Potential for the long run: Extra wins are doubtless, particularly if he improves his method work.
5. Ryan Fox
Achievements pre-2025: A four-time winner on the DP World Tour together with the 2023 BMW PGA Championship.
2025 efficiency: Gained Could’s Myrtle Seashore Basic and June’s Canadian Open in play-offs.
Potential for the long run: Everybody in golf hopes the favored Kiwi makes the 2026 Presidents Cup workforce.
6. Thomas Detry
Achievements pre-2025: The Belgian was an eight-time runner-up on the DP World and PGA Excursions.
2025 efficiency: Broke the duck in spectacular style with a seven shot victory in February’s Phoenix Open.
Potential for the long run: Stable however unspectacular after the win but 4 prime 15 finishes within the majors and Olympics in late 2023 and 2024 was spectacular.
7. Sami Valimaki
Achievements pre-2025: A two-time winner on the DP World Tour.
2025 efficiency: The Finn wanted an enormous Fall and received it with second within the WWT Championship and victory on the RSM Basic.
Potential for the long run: His greatest PGA Tour golf has are available in free-scoring occasions.
8. Aldrich Potgieter
Achievements pre-2025: The 2022 British Beginner champion and opened 2024 with a win (and in addition a 59) on the Korn Ferry Tour.
2025 efficiency: Second within the Mexico Open and received the Rocket Basic in June.
Potential for the long run: A large hitter (he topped Driving Distance for the yr) and South Africa’s large hope, however he blows very chilly when he’s not scorching.
9. Michael Brennan
Achievements pre-2025: A collection of near-misses on the third tier Americas Tour.
2025 efficiency: A 3-time winner on the Americas Tour then thrashed his solution to victory on invitation on the Financial institution of Utah Championship.
Potential for the long run: One other huge-hitter, many have excessive hopes for him.
10. Andrew Novak
Achievements pre-2025: Earlier than November 2024 he had no prime three on the PGA Tour.
2025 efficiency: Between late November 2024 and the top of April 2025 he was prime three 5 occasions ending with victory alongside Ben Griffin within the Zurich Basic pairs occasion.
Potential for the long run: A poor closing spherical file when in competition holds him again.
11. Ryan Gerard
Achievements pre-2025: A winner on the KFT in 2024.
2025 efficiency: Second within the Texas Open then received the Barracuda Championship.
Potential for the long run: A rating of twenty eighth for Strokes Gained Tee to Inexperienced suggests he may kick on.
12. Brian Campbell
Achievements pre-2025: A five-time runner-up on the KFT.
2025 efficiency: Play-odd victories in each the Mexico Open and John Deere Basic.
Potential for the long run: He’s a brief hitter who struggles on large programs.
13. Karl Vilips
Achievements pre-2025: Gained in his fourth professional begin on the KFT in mid-2024.
2025 efficiency: Landed the Puerto Rico Open in simply his third begin of the yr.
Potential for the long run: The Aussie’s A recreation is superb, his B recreation poor.
14. Adam Schenk
Achievements pre-2025: A two-time runner-up on the PGA Tour in 2023.
2025 efficiency: Largely poor after which he received the Bermuda Championship placing one-handed!
Potential for the long run: These gremlins on the inexperienced want coping with.
15. Joe Highsmith
Achievements pre-2025: A misplaced play-off on the third tier Canadian Tour in 2022.
2025 efficiency: A effective winner of the Cognizant Basic in March however closed the yr with 11 failures to crack the highest 60.
Potential for the long run: Misses far too many cuts at PGA Tour degree.
16. William Mouw
Achievements pre-2025: Three-time runner-up on the 2024 KFT.
2025 efficiency: A surprising closing spherical of 61 landed the ISCO Championship in July out of the blue.
Potential for the long run: But to compete towards elite firm – TBD in 2026.
17. Steven Fisk
Achievements pre-2025: Winner on the KFT in 2024.
2025 efficiency: Broke by means of within the Sanderson Farms Championship.
Potential for the long run: One other who ranked prime 30 for the necessary SG Tee to Inexperienced.
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