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How should we gauge the golfing year in 2024? Politically, turbulence continued with little sign of resolution, while executives came and went with unusual regularity.<\/b><\/p>\n
Americans swept the men’s majors, bringing more heartbreak for Rory McIlroy, while Nelly Korda dominated a women’s tour that lost some of its biggest names.<\/p>\n
Great Britain and Ireland were brilliant winners of the Curtis Cup, but the US finally caved in to player pressure for Ryder Cup team members to receive payment.<\/p>\n
In a sense, those two headlines summed up the game; there was still room for heartwarming romance despite much of the elite end being swept along a largely unchecked river of greed.<\/p>\n
There were some truly great performances yielding significant highs but there were also some worrying and tragic lows.<\/p>\n
Let’s embark on a round to represent 2024 with, in no particular order, 18 of the key memories from the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n