We’ve all seen the standout performances in golf in 2024, with World No.1 Scottie Scheffler producing Tiger Woods-esque numbers, Xander Schauffle winning two Majors and Nelly Korda dominating the women’s game.
But there are plenty of other seasons that have been more than respectable, and achievements that have perhaps been overshadowed by Bryson DeChambeau winning another Major and Lydia Ko winning the Olympics and AIG Women’s Open to punch her ticket to the Hall of Fame.
Of course, nobody can compare to Scheffler’s nine-win season, Korda’s five in a row and Jeeno Thitikul grabbing the season-ending $4m Tour Championship prize on the LPGA Tour.
But the following players all had great seasons in their own right – even if overshadowed by some of the more celebrated efforts.
Rory McIlroy
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OK, we’ll start with the big one and perhaps the most subjective as Rory McIlroy won four times in 2024 and added a sixth Race To Dubai title to tie Seve Ballesteros. And yet…
Due to a combination of his own sky-high standards and the fact he had a fifth Major in his grasp until a few late missed putts, McIlroy’s season can be rated both a success and a failure depending on your point of view.
The man himself gave his year a B grade, as he was a shot here and there away from winning a fifth Major, Irish Open and BMW PGA Championship.
The fact is McIlroy is held to a different standard to the rest given his talents, so while you can argue over whether it’s been a success or not, it’s probably fair to say it’s been underrated for what he actually produced. Only two golfers won more tournaments than him in 2024 on the elite tours – Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda – yet some say his year has been a failure. He is simply judged to a completely different standard.
Collin Morikawa
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Not too many would pick out Collin Morikawa as having a fine season, but he’s quietly worked his way up into fourth in the world after a consistent year.
He missed just two cuts and had seven top-five finishes including finishing second at the Tour Championship behind Scheffler.
And in the Majors he was terrific with his T16th being his worst finish of the four – as he followed up a T3rd at The Masters with a T4th at the PGA Championship and T14th at the US Open.
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