Justin Thomas

Pulled off a stunning second PGA Championship victory last season, coming from seven strokes back after 54 holes to beat Will Zalatoris in a three-hole play-off, Chilean Mito Pereira having lost his one-shot lead with a closing double bogey.

It was the third biggest last-day comeback in Major history and the biggest since Paul Lawrie turned a 10-shot deficit into glory at the 1999 Open.

Thomas reached world No.1 in 2018 after seven victories in two years, including his first Major at the 2017 PGA. A runner-up finish at the Tour Championship a month later made him the $10million FedEx Cup winner and the year also saw him achieve a 59 with an eagle on the final hole at the Sony Open.

A 63 at the US Open, completed with another eagle, equalled the then Major record and was the first nine under par round in the event’s history.

Made his Ryder Cup debut in 2018, top-scoring for Jim Furyk’s side with four wins out of five. He was also their top-scorer in the Presidents Cup win the following year and won all his four games alongside Jordan Spieth in September’s match.