A Major Shift To Parity

First-time champions disrupting Big Three dominance of big events

The golf year started with buzz about the dominance of a new Big Three of Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy that echoed the storied days of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.

The major championship season ended, however, with four first-time major winners, as American Jimmy Walker capped a grand slam sweep for debutants at the PGA Championship, where the Texan toughed it out over a 36-hole final day to triumph.