Irony of ironies, in the last PGA TOUR season with an official fall portion of the schedule, we've actually been treated to reasons why we should be paying attention on a weekly basis.
It started with the Fortinet Championship, where everyone's favorite golfer-tweeter Max Homa successfully defended his title. One week later, the Presidents Cup wasn't nearly the blowout many expected, and we were treated to a few breakthrough performances.
From there, Mackenzie Hughes putted his way to a playoff win at the Sanderson Farms Championship; newly minted superstar Tom Kim held off Patrick Cantlay at the Shriners Children's Open; and Keegan Bradley won for the first time in four years, triumphing at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP over Rickie Fowler, who was attempting to break a similar drought.
Prior to the final round in Japan, I tweeted that Fowler's presence on the leaderboard would be enough to help the event break into the public consciousness during an NFL/CFB/MLB weekend in October.