Max Homa

Made it into the game’s top 10 for the first time – and as high as fifth – during a 2023 season which also saw him become America’s top-scorer in September’s Ryder Cup, albeit in defeat.

He and reigning Open Champion Brian Harman won twice together on their debuts and Homa also beat Matt Fitzpatrick in the singles. Followed that with victory at the DP World Tour’s Nedbank Challenge in South Africa in November, adding it to his six PGA Tour titles.

Was a teammate of Justin Thomas at the Walker Cup in 2013, a year in which he also captured the NCAA college individual title – Jon Rahm was among those in joint second place – and qualified for the US Open.

His Open debut, though, did not come until Royal St George's in 2021. Homa made only two cuts in 17 starts on the 2017 PGA Tour and lost his card, but back on the circuit in 2019 he won the first of two Wells Fargo Championships when ranked 417th in the world.

In 2021 added both the Genesis Invitational and the Fortinet Championship, then retained the second of those when he chipped in on the final hole and Danny Willett, one ahead at the time, three-putted from under four feet.

A week later Homa made his Presidents Cup debut and won all his four games. Produced his best major performance when he shared third spot at April’s Masters.