As December winds down and January creeps closer, it’s time to reflect on 2024 and reward some of the best moments the game of golf provided fans over the past year.
The discussion among the Golfweek staff for “Tournament of the Year” was a rather lively one, so much so that our group of reporters and editors could not come to a consensus pick for the best week of the year.
This year in golf was a busy one off the course, but the players stepped up and provided some memorable events all season long. From major championships to team events to late comebacks and stellar pro debuts, here are Golfweek’s best Tournaments of the Year in 2024.
Bryson DeChambeau shines at Pinehurst
With five holes to play, Bryson DeChambeau trailed Rory McIlroy by two shots. Sitting 60 yards from the hole in a greenside bunker on the 18th, a sandy would give DeChambeau his second major title. He hit one of the best shots of his life to a couple feet, knocked in the putt, and he was back on top of the golfing world again.
Historic gold for Lydia Ko at Olympics
It was the victory that secured her spot in the Hall of Fame. Lydia Ko went into the Olympic games in Paris having won a bronze and silver medal the past two editions of the games, but this time, she struck gold, winning at Le Golf National and securing her spot in the LPGA Hall of Fame with the historic victory.
Scottie Scheffler’s brilliance at TPC Sawgrass
The second win of Scottie Scheffler’s historic 2024 came at the Players Championship, where he overcame neck stiffness throughout the week and fired a closing 8-under 64 to top Wyndham Clark, Xander Schauffele and Brian Harman to become the first player ever to win the Players in consecutive years.
Lydia Ko conquers St. Andrews
Only 15 days after cementing her legacy as a Hall of Famer, Lydia Ko birdied the 72nd hole at the Old Course to finish at 7 under, one ahead of Lilia Vu, and Ko claimed her third major championship at St. Andrews in come-from-behind fashion. It was the 21st win of her LPGA career.
Nick Dunlap wins as an amateur in California
Nick Dunlap entered the American Express as a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Alabama playing on a sponsor exemption. He left it as the first amateur since Phil Mickelson in 1991 to win on the PGA Tour, topping a field that included Alabama alum Justin Thomas, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and others for his maiden PGA Tour victory.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2024 Golfweek Awards: Tournaments of the Year
