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Here are the 13 first-time PGA Tour winners in the 2021-22 season

Butterfield Bermuda Championship

Little did Scottie Scheffler know what was in store for his 2021-22 PGA Tour season.

Scheffler had never won on the PGA Tour before this season, yet in February, he won in a playoff at the WM Phoenix Open. Then, he won again. And again. And again.

Scheffler, who won four times in his incredible breakout season, was one of 13 first-time PGA Tour winners this season, but he undoubtedly went on to have the most success of any of them. He nearly won the FedEx Cup, too, had it not been for final-round heroics from Rory McIlroy.

There was a first-time winner in more than 25 percent of the PGA Tour events in the 2021-22 season. Those victories came in a major, a FedEx Cup Playoff event and more.

Here’s a look at the first-time PGA Tour winners from the 2021-22 season:

Lucas Herbert, Butterfield Bermuda Championship

Lucas Herbert of Australia poses with the trophy after winning the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course on October 31, 2021 in Southampton, Bermuda. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

Lucas Herbert’s first PGA Tour victory came in Bermuda, where he shot a 2-under 69 in the windy final round to hold on for the win on Halloween. It came in his third PGA Tour event after earning his card through the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

Talor Gooch, RSM Classic

The RSM Classic 2021 Talor Gooch celebrates with his wife Ally with their daughter Collins Gooch after winning the RSM Classic golf tournament at Sea Island Golf Club – Plantation Course. (Photo: John David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports)

Talor Gooch has been in the news for other reasons lately, but he won his first PGA Tour event at the RSM Classic in South Carolina in November. Now, Gooch plays in the LIV Golf Series and recently tried to get a temporary restraining order against the PGA Tour to compete in the FedEx Cup Playoffs, but it was not granted.

Luke List, Farmers Insurance Open

Luke List poses with the winner’s trophy after the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Course. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

In his 206th start on Tour, Luke List finally broke through at Torrey Pines, winning the Farmers Insurance Open. He did so beating Will Zalatoris in a playoff after waiting nearly two hours following his final-round 66 to see whether it was good enough, and it was.

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