When everything was going so wrong, Tommy Fleetwood only wanted to think about what went right. And now that his trophy case is filling faster than he might have imagined, his focus turned to what was lacking.

It's part of what makes Fleetwood one of the more compelling characters in golf.

Scottie Scheffler is the best player. He proved that (again) with his six victories and two more majors — by four shots at the PGA Championship, by five shots at the British Open — that moved him within one major of the career Grand Slam.

Rory McIlroy had the most memorable season filled with the rawest emotion, from pure joy at finally winning the Masters to defiance in the face of appalling abuse at the Ryder Cup. He shut up the New York crowd mostly with his club, occasionally with his mouth .

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