PGA Title: It's the New Wave's Day
With 2015's four majors in the books, there's no doubt golf's turned a generational page.
The new dudes rule.
And at Whistling Straits in sunny Wisconsin, where hockey season is only 52 days away, the only Day that mattered this weekend was a 27-year-old Australian.
After being in the Slam chase all spring and summer, this was truly Jason's Day:
The PGA's marketers must be pinching themselves. It's never been more clear that a Tiger Woods return to form will border of miraculous and Phil Mickelson's best attempts at Arnold Palmer-like charges are behind him.
Where, they worried, were the personalities with talent who could light up galleries and screens?
And, from the general public's perspective, they arrived:
- Jordan Spieth picked off the Masters and US Open in amazing fashion,
- Zack Johnson did his bit at the British Open, and
- A flashy supporting cast that includes a snakebit Dustin Johnson and an ironic Ricky Fowler keep knocking on the door.
Spieth was ever-present again, of course:
So, for the immediate future, golf's in dynamic hands, with both achievement and pinache.