Golfers Who Will Win Again in 2023

SPORT can be an unforgiving mistress. Just when you think that you have it sussed, it has a nasty habit of biting you where it hurts most.

And golf is no exception. Just because a golfer has a couple of dream years, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will continue.

Sports Journalist, Derek Clements, takes a look at 10 golfers who either haven’t won at all or have endured a fallow period. They all have one thing in common - he expects them to change all that in 2023!

Rickie Fowler

It’s been too long. Far too long. Fowler’s last victory came at the 2019 Phoenix Waste Management Open. It was his fifth PGA Tour success to add to his two wins of the DP World Tour. And then, for reasons known only to himself, the American who has finished second at The Masters, US Open and The Open decided that it was time to change his swing. And it all went pear-shaped. However, there were signs towards the end of 2022 that he just might have turned a corner.

Cameron Young

As things stand, Young can probably lay claim to being the best golfer not to have won on the PGA Tour.  He missed three of his first five cuts but still managed to finish second at the Sanderson Farms Championship in only his second outing. He also finished runner-up at the Genesis, the Wells Fargo and The Open. And he threw in a tied third at the US PGA for good measure. You can bet your mortgage on him breaking his duck in 2023.

Alex Noren

The Swede has been a very good player for an awfully long time. He has won 10 times on the DP World Tour. In 2016 he won the Scottish Open, European Masters, British Masters and NedBank Golf Challenge. The following year he added the BMW PGA Championship thanks to a stunning final round of 62. His most recent victory came at the French Open in 2018. He struggled for a while butt, with a Ryder Cup just around the corner, he finished 2022 in great style on both the DP World Tour and PGA Tour. Look out for a victory in 2023.

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Matt Kuchar

Kuchar is a nine-time winner of the PGA Tour, and he would have won The Open at Royal Birkdale in 2017 had it not been for the unlikely heroics of Jordan Spieth. His most recent victory came at the Sony Open in 2019, after which his game went into a slump.In 2020-21 he made 25 starts and missed 12 cuts. This was a shock to the system as Kuchar had built his reputation as being one of the most consistent players on tour. He may now be in his 40s but Kuchar worked his socks off and in 2022 enjoyed a tied second and tied third. He will be looking to win again in 2023.

Collin Morikawa

You may find this hard to believe, but the 2021 Open champion went through the whole of 2022 without a single win. He began the season in great fashion, finishing second to Rory McIlroy at the CJ Cup and tied second at the Genesis. In his first five starts he finished second, seventh, fifth, fifth and second. He was fifth at The Masters and tied fifth at the US Open. But he missed the cut at St Andrews. In all, he had eight top-10 finishes and ended the year in ninth place in the world rankings.

Tyrrell Hatton

Hatton wins Rolex Series events for fun - in fact, four of his six DP World Tour successes have come in Rolex tournaments. He also won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in 2020. And he has represented Europe in the Ryder Cup on two occasions. He only missed two cuts in 19 starts on the PGA Tour and finished in a tie for second at Bay Hill. He had 11 top-25 finishes in America and five top-10 finishes on the DP World Tour. But he failed to win. He will surely put that right in 2023.

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Cameron Tringale

In 2022, Tringale was tied second at the ZOZO and tied third at the Farmers Insurance Open. There were five top 10 finishes and he collected $3m in prize money. This is something that the American does for fun.  He turned pro in 2009 and has career earnings of more than $17m. Incredibly, he has never won a tournament on the PGA Tour. Could 2023 be the year that all changes?

Thomas Detry

The Belgian is something of an enigma. How on earth is it possible that a golfer who possesses so much natural talent is still looking for his maiden victory? It just doesn’t make sense. He possesses a wonderful golf swing, drives the ball really well and is a terrific iron player. If there is a weakness it is on the greens, especially when the heat is on. But he now has a PGA Tour card and has made a great start, making the cut in all five starts to date and finishing second at the Bermuda Championship. He will surely make the breakthrough in 2023.

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Daniel Berger

During the 2019-20 season Berger enjoyed a resurgence. He won the Charles Schwab Challenge, finished tied second at the FedEx St Jude and third at both the RBC Heritage and Northern Trust. The great form continued in 2020-21 when he won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and enjoyed eight top-10 finishes. In 2021-22 his best finish was a fourth place at the Honda Classic. What on earth happened? He only made 12 starts and didn’t play a single competitive round after the US Open after being blighted by injury. He will return in 2023 fully fit and hungry to pick up where he left off.

Garrick Higgo

Higgo made a huge initial impact on the DP World Tour. He won the Open de Portugal in 20202 and the following year won the Gran Canaria Open and a couple of weeks later added the Canary Islands Championship. He then headed across the Atlantic and, lo and behold, won the Palmetto Championship. Higgo is a left-hander who hits the ball into the middle of the week after next and huge things were expected of him in 2022 but he managed just one top-10 finish and ended the year in 157th place in the FedEx Cup standings. There have been four missed cuts in the new season but he was also third at the Sanderson Farms Championship. He will work it out and will surely win again in 2023.

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