Patrick Cantlay

Matched his best finish in a major when he tied for third at the recent US Open, only two strokes behind winner Bryson DeChambeau.

Reached a career-high third in the world after victories in the final two events of the 2021 FedEx Cup play-off series. They not only earned him the $15million jackpot, but also sealed his first Ryder Cup cap.

As on his maiden Presidents Cup appearance in 2019 he won twice with Xander Schauffele and then beat Shane Lowry in the final-day singles. Cantlay won twice more with Schauffele at the 2022 Presidents Cup, but their partnership ended after two defeats in Rome in September. He did, however, win alongside Wyndham Clark and beat Justin Rose in singles.

Joint third at the 2019 PGA Championship, he then captured the Memorial Tournament and by beating Collin Morikawa in a play-off successfully defended it in 2021 after Jon Rahm, six clear with a round to go, had to withdraw following a positive Covid test.

Cantlay was the world’s top-ranked amateur for a record 54 consecutive weeks and part of the 2011 American Walker Cup side at Royal Aberdeen. Before turning professional he twice made the cut in the US Open and once at The Masters.

In 2013 he was kept out of action by a stress fracture in his back and could not even pick up a club for 10 months.