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PGA Tour review of 2017: Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson impress

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Highlights from an eventful year on the PGA Tour, where Justin Thomas claimed FedExCup glory

Young players dominated the PGA Tour in 2017, in a year which saw one of the sport’s rising stars claim the FedExCup title for the first time.

Justin Thomas topped the standings and took home the $10m jackpot, with victory in the Tournament of Champions in January the first of five titles in the calendar year.

Thomas joined the "59 club" on his way to ripping up the record books and winning the Sony Open, with the 24-year-old posting further victories at the PGA Championship and Dell Technologies Championship before adding another title during the wraparound season.

Justin Thomas of the US poses with the trophy at the awards ceremony after winning the CJ Cup golf tournament at Nine Bridges in Jeju Island on October 22,
Image: Thomas will end 2017 third in the world rankings

Adam Hadwin also posted a sub-60 round at the CareerBuilder Challenge, with the Canadian earning a maiden PGA Tour title later that year and joining the likes of Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau as first-time winners.

Three victories in a six-week stretch saw Dustin Johnson leapfrog Jason Day as world No 1, with Jordan Spieth his nearest challenger after registering three wins and 13 worldwide top 10s during an impressive campaign.

CROMWELL, CT - JUNE 25:  Jordan Spieth of the United States celebrates after chipping in for birdie from a bunker on the 18th green to win the Travelers Ch
Image: Spieth won the Travelers Championship before claiming The Open title in his next start

Si Woo Kim became the youngest winner in Players Championship history by securing a three-shot win at TPC Sawgrass, while Hideki Matsuyama stormed to a record-breaking win at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

The FedExCup play-offs produced four different winners, with Xander Schauffele taking the season-ending Tour Championship title on his way to being the PGA Tour's rookie of the year.

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