NY Times · Dec 12, 2025
It Was an Eventful Year for Golf, on and Off the Course
Rory McIlroy’s playoff birdie at Augusta National Golf Club in April clinched the 2025 Masters Tournament, adding to his U.S. Open, P.G.A. Championship and British Open victories.For golf, it was a name game in 2025. There were one-name phenoms like Rory, Scottie and Jeeno, with much talk of Keegan and a bit on Tiger on the course.
Around the events, there were new names that will have a big impact on everyone else, namely Brian Rolapp and Craig Kessler (who took over from Jay Monahan and Mollie Marcoux Samaan).
And then there are the non-tour events that bring in the silly names, including the Range Goats (a team on LIV Golf) and Boston Common Golf (a team on the simulator-based TGL).