The 2025 PGA Tour season is nearly right here, however earlier than the enjoyable begins, we will not resist serving up some sizzling takes for the yr forward. Let’s check out our 4 boldest predictions for the 2025 season.
Scottie Scheffler can have a greater yr than he did in 2024
Scheffler’s 2024 season is among the finest we have ever seen in skilled golf. The undisputed No. 1 participant on this planet received seven occasions and completed worse than tenth solely twice in 19 begins. It appears unimaginable to duplicate that dominance, however Scheffler hasn’t even hit his peak but.
The putter has held Scheffler again for many of his profession, however he just lately switched to a claw grip and promptly received the Hero World Problem by six photographs. If this new grip cooperates all yr and Scheffler continues to lap the sphere along with his ball-striking, there is not any cause he cannot win eight occasions with a number of majors.
Tommy Fleetwood will win his first main championship
Fleetwood has been knocking on the door of his first main for fairly a while now, however 2025 would be the yr he lastly kicks it down.
This yr’s main rota could not be higher suited to Fleetwood’s recreation. The Englishman completed T3 at The Masters final season, has three straight top-14 finishes at Quail Hole Membership, completed runner-up the final time The Open was held at Royal Portrush and is a superb match for Oakmont Nation Membership. It is time, Tommy!
Rickie Fowler will lose his PGA Tour card
Fowler has been a bit fortunate to stay round on the PGA Tour the previous few years. The American grabbed the a hundred and twenty fifth and remaining spot within the 2022 FedEx Cup standings to narrowly maintain his card, and a win in 2023 saved him alive for 2 extra seasons.
Fowler’s full-time standing runs out after this season, which is dangerous timing contemplating full-time PGA Tour playing cards will drop from 125 to 100 subsequent yr. Fowler might want to end inside the highest 100 within the FedEx Cup standings to maintain his card for an additional yr, one thing he is failed to perform in three of his previous 4 seasons.
Will Zalatoris will end the yr as a top-10 participant within the OWGR
Zalatoris did not play properly in 2024, however let’s not overlook he was coming off a microdiscectomy on two herniated discs in his again. The 28-year-old is coming off a full, sturdy offseason during which he added 15 kilos of muscle and extra pace off the tee. It is a nice alternative for Zalatoris to return to the spectacular type we noticed from him a number of years in the past.
Bear in mind, this is similar participant who completed T8 or higher in six of his first eight main championship begins. Zalatoris performs his finest golf on troublesome programs, and he isn’t afraid of the highlight. Now that he is lastly wholesome once more, Zalatoris has the expertise to knock off a number of wins and return to a top-10 world rating.
