Scottie Scheffler remains the best golfer, but the honeymoon ends — and 21 other things that may or may not happen.
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ThePGATourseasonbeginsThursdayatTheSentryinHawaii,withmanyofthetopplayersintheworld—butnotaninjuredScottieScheffler—playingtheobscenelyhillyPlantationCourseatKapalua.Solet’shavesomefun.Here’swhatwillhappeningolfin2025.
JonRahmwinsamajor:There’samiddlegroundbetween“Yeah,Rahmdidn’temotionallyhandlethecriticismfromhisLIVdeparturewell,”and“Rahmisstilloneofthethreeorfourbestgolfersintheworld.”
Hehadastrange,frustratingmajorcampaign.ThatincludedmissingPinehurstwithafootinfection.Buttakealookatthewholeyear.You’rewelcometodownplayLIVresults,butatsomepoint,you’rejustplayinggolf.Tentopfives.HeshouldhavewonanOlympicgoldmedalbutgaveitaway.He’sstillJonRahm.He’sjustgettingoverthechangefrombeinglovedtobeingcriticized.
ScottieSchefflerremainsthebestgolfer,butthehoneymoonends:Peoplearegoingtostartgettingirrational.He’sgoingtoremaintheclearbestplayer.He’llrackuptopfives