19 Exciting things that happened on Tour in 2015 – I love # 6

Written by Mel Sole on December 30, 2015. Posted in PGA Tour

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The 2015 PGA Tour season was great for some and a letdown for others. Jordan Spieth had a year that most golfers only dream about. Dustin Johnson missed another Major, and Matteo Manassero would rather forget this year as this promising Italian plummeted down the world rankings. To remind you of all the happenings on Tour that were worth talking about in 2015, Joel Beall of Golf Digest put together this collection.

1. An amateur was in the final group at the British Open

Paul Dunne entered the fourth round atop the leaderboard, the first time an amateur held that position since 1927. Alas, Dunne stumbled with a 78, and wasn’t even the low am of the tournament

2. Keegan Bradley and Miguel Angel Jimenez trade words

There are rarely public dust-ups between golfers, so when a scuffle goes down, it gets amplified. Even with these parameters, Jimenez arguing a Bradley ruling — followed by Jimenez telling Bradley’s caddie to “shut up” — was quite unusual. The dispute allegedly carried into the locker room.

3. Lydia Ko becomes the youngest major winner in LPGA history

At just 18 years old, Ko claimed the Evian Championship. It was golf’s youngest major winner since Tom Morris, Jr. bested his father at the 1868 British Open.