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Day's PGA Win The Latest Exploit From What Could Become Golf's Greatest Generation
Jason Day won the PGA Championship yesterday with a record score of -20, and he, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are "but the tip of an iceberg of a globe-spanning generation ... that could end up being golf's greatest," according to Karen Crouse of the N.Y. TIMES. Spieth, McIlroy and Day, who now occupy the top three spots in the world ranking, "have an average age of 25." The group of young stars also includes The Players Championship winner Rickie Fowler (26); six-time European Tour winner Branden Grace (27); Hideki Matsuyama (23), whose "six top-five showings this season included fifth place at the Masters;" and Brooks Koepka (25), who yesterday "posted his second consecutive top-10 finish in a major" ( <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/sports/golf/jason-day-wins-pga-championship-for-first-major-title.html?ref=sports">N.Y. TIMES, 8/17</a> ). CBS' David Feherty said Spieth, McIlroy and Day "are the Big Three at the moment, there’s no question about that." Feherty: "But when you look at the other kids that are behind them, I mean there are so many of them that are capable of winning at any tournament” ( "Morning Drive," Golf Channel, 8/17 ). Golf Channel’s Steve Sands said, “It’s amazing how quickly golf has turned over, (with) Day, Spieth, (Dustin) Johnson, (Justin) Rose, Rory. … They’re on leaderboards at every major now. It’s not like they’re just popping up perhaps winning, picking one off. They’re at majors and they are on leaderboards every single time. Golf has made a very quick transition to a young man’s sport out here at the highest level." He added, "These guys are now the faces of the game, and I think they’re going to be there for a long time” ( “Morning Drive,” Golf Channel, 8/16 ). In S.F., Al Saracevic wrote it is "great to see the same core group of players contend, week in, week out. ... It's fun to watch golf because we're getting to know these players over a longer stretch of time" ( <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Al-Saracevic-Bay-Area-sports-bus-is-ready-to-6446752.php" target="_blank">S.F. CHRONICLE, 8/16</a> ).
