It’s harder than ever to win on the PGA Tour.
The depth of professional golf has only grown in recent years, and a new wave of young stars enter the sport each year and make their mark on the PGA Tour. In 2024, there were 15 new winners, meaning almost 33% of all Tour events were won by first-timers.
Then there was Scottie Scheffler, who won seven PGA Tour events in addition to winning the Olympics and the Hero World Challenge. Xander Schauffele has won two major tournaments. Rory McIlroy won the Wells Fargo for the fourth time.
However, not every star has won a trophy recently. Some add the years since their victory.
Here’s a look at some PGA Tour stars looking to end long win droughts in 2025.
Sam Burns
It’s been almost two years since Burns beat good friend Scottie Scheffler in the semifinals of the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play before a thrilling final against Cam Young, but the 19th-ranked golfer in the world has yet to win since. Maybe 2025 could be the year he earns his sixth PGA Tour victory.
Patrick Cantlay
The eight-time PGA Tour winner won the 2022 BMW Championship, defending his title at the event. But heading into 2025, Cantlay has gone three years without a win and recently fell outside the OWGR top 10 for the first time since June 2021.
Tony Finau
Finau went through a stretch in 2022-23 where he won four times in 19 starts, including three wins in a seven-start streak during the second half of 2022. But he hasn’t won since the Mexican Open 2023 and is recovering from a recent knee injury. surgery.
Victor Hovland
Hovland won the FedEx Cup and Tour Championship in 2023, and it’s been a spiral since then. He missed the cut in three of four majors in 2024, although he seemed to find his rhythm towards the end of the year. However, he recently broke his pinky finger and will try to overcome the pain at The Sentry.
Max Homa
Homa won on the DP World Tour late last year and had a good week of defense earlier this month, but his last PGA Tour victory came almost two years ago at the 2023 Farmers Maybe the West Coast Swing can result in another win for the California kid.
Adam Scott
It’s hard to believe, but Adam Scott is approaching five years since his last PGA Tour victory at the 2020 Genesis Invitational. He is ranked 18th in the world thanks to a strong streak of golf in 2024, but the Australian has t Is there a few more Ws in him?
Jordan Spieth
Who knows what to expect from Spieth in 2025 after wrist surgery in late August. He hasn’t won since the 2022 RBC Heritage, including a playoff loss to Matt Fitzpatrick in the same event a year later.
Justin Thomas
Last but not least, Thomas hasn’t won since winning his second major at the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills. However, of all the golfers on this list, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him win in early 2025. His last two starts in 2024? T-2 at Zozo and third solo at Hero.
This article was originally published on Golfweek: PGA Tour golfers look to end winless streaks in 2025
