A sleepy September it is not. Golf sprung alive over the weekend at a time of year when fans are typically preoccupied and the transition from one golf season to the next is blurred.
Give credit to a stunning Solheim Cup -- which, in truth, should not have had to share the stage -- and the ability of these team competitions contested as match play to almost always deliver.
The women's game got a huge boost, while golf fans were treated to fantastic drama.
And that was not all. Sergio Garcia won again on the European Tour, while one of the youngest players to win in PGA Tour history, Joaquin Niemann, prevailed in the PGA Tour's season opener.