But for the PGA Tour to suggest they “ruled the golf world in ‘22” is to dismiss Scottie Scheffler and to ignore Cameron Smith. Smith on Tuesday accepted the keys to his hometown of Brisbane, where he is playing the Australian PGA Championship. Along with his wins — CJ Cup, Canadian Open, Tour Championship — McIlroy was even more impressive by playing great golf and being such a strong voice for the PGA Tour in its fight against Saudi-funded LIV Golf. He set a record for PGA Tour earnings (which undoubtedly will be broken next year given the $20 million elevated events), was No. ___This story has been corrected to show that Scottie Scheffler, not Rory McIlroy, was PGA Tour player of the year.

Source: The Herald November 23, 2022 07:00 UTC