We’ve only just started the new PGA Tour season but the year itself is coming to an end. It’s fair to say that, while the action on the course has been entertaining, we’re still waiting for the new campaign to truly come to life.
The biggest names have been absent after a long season which culminated in the 2021 Ryder Cup. The New Year should see this trend change and we can look forward to welcoming back the likes of Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and Collin Morikawa.
The end of any calendar year also gives us a chance to look ahead and consider the golfers who will be aiming to breakthrough over the next 12 months. Here, then, is a list of young, and not-so-young players to watch in 2022.
Garrick Higgo
Those that follow the European Tour will have already known about the potential of South Africa’s Garrick Higgo. He won his first event as a 21-year-old at the Open de Portugal in September 2020 and followed that up with two more titles in the first half of 2021.
Higgo was almost certain to try out on the PGA Tour but few would have expected him to win so early in his career. Victory at the Palmetto Championship in May underlines that he should have a productive time in 2022.
We shouldn’t expect too much too soon although Higgo, like the other golfers on this list, will be looking to make an impression at one of the four Majors this season. According to the online best betting sites as supplied by sbo.net, Higgo will be down among the outsiders for the Masters which starts in April.
Among the favorites are the likes of Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, and the 2020 Masters Champion Dustin Johnson. Following a break for the festive period, the PGA Tour season will resume and those markets will adjust based on results from the weekly tournaments.
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Garrick Higgo may not be an obvious choice for any of the four Majors but all of these golfers could spring a surprise in 2022.
Corey Conners
Canada’s first representative on this list has been on the scene for some time but 2021 has shown that there is much more to come from Corey Conners. He may not have landed a trophy but the man from Ontario led after the first round of the PGA Championship while he recorded a series of top-ten finishes.
Conners finished seventh at the Players Championship and eighth at the Masters so he can clearly compete in strong fields.
Maverick McNealy
He turned professional in 2017 and has yet to win on the PGA Tour but many feel that this is the season for Maverick McNealy to break his duck. In his rookie season, he made it all the way through to the FedEx Cup playoffs.
The new campaign has also started positively and his best performance to date came with a runners-up slot in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Mackenzie Hughes
Another Canadian golfer who has been on the circuit for some time, 30-year-old Mackenzie Hughes has also enjoyed an impressive year. It’s been a long time since his last professional victory which came at the RSM Classic in 2016 but he has come close to breaking the drought across 2021.
Notable results include a tie for 4th at the Zozo Championship in Japan back in October.
Mito Pereira
Down to Chile now where we find the impressive Mito Pereira, a 26-year-old who has already secured eight professional wins on minor Tours.
Pereira is widely tipped to make a big breakthrough in 2022 after two Top Ten finishes this year and a playoff place for the Bronze Medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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