PGA TOUR’s Top 10 Players Of The Decade (2010-2019)
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2019-12-06
By SEAN MARTIN, PGATOUR.COM
If the previous decade was dominated by a single player, the 2010s was about trying to fill the void Tiger Woods left atop the sport. It wasn’t a spot he vacated without a fight, though.
Woods still had a large impact in the 2010s, authoring some of this decade’s most memorable victories and adding another PGA TOUR Player of the Year Trophy to his collection.
Woods entered the decade as golf’s biggest star, but his quest to rebuild his game and his life was the biggest story when 2010 began. No one asserted themselves in his absence, and he returned with a vengeance by winning eight times in 2012 and 2013.
As Woods’ back started to give him trouble, a new crop of stars arrived on the scene. They’d grown up watching Woods and were inspired by his dominance. The latter half of the 2010s was defined by a crop of players who took turns atop the game -- players such as Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Jason Day. Where golf used to be a battle between the generations, it was increasingly becoming a young man’s game.
It was fun to watch and sets up well for the next 10 years.
Before turning the calendar, let’s count down our top 10 players of the decade...