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PGA TOUR: Ranking the top 5 comebacks of 2018

By Jordan Perez

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 23: Tiger Woods of the United States celebrates making a par on the 18th green to win the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 23, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 23: Tiger Woods of the United States celebrates making a par on the 18th green to win the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 23, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images) /
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PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO – NOVEMBER 11: Matt Kuchar of the United States celebrates on the 18th green after winning during the final round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic at El Camaleon Mayakoba Golf Course on November 11, 2018 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO – NOVEMBER 11: Matt Kuchar of the United States celebrates on the 18th green after winning during the final round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic at El Camaleon Mayakoba Golf Course on November 11, 2018 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images) /

A slew of top-tens, an Olympic bronze medal and a near-grab at the 2017 Open Championship (which would have been his first major) just about sums up Matt Kuchar’s four consecutive winless seasons on the PGA Tour. He also served as a non-playing vice-captain on for the 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup team. Such success doesn’t usually go hand-in-hand with a win drought, but alas, Kuchar failed to hoist another trophy in that stretch of time.

The 8-time PGA Tour winner is no stranger to slumps, having lost his tour card early in his career back in 2005, and at one point, went an entire seven years without a PGA Tour win. “Comeback” is a term prevalent in Kuchar’s career; the loss of his PGA Tour card in 2005 came from placing 159th on the money list, but he then topped it in 2010, while leading the tour in top-tens.

Bouncing back was inevitable for Kuchar. The turn of the 2018-2019 season boded well for the PGA Tour veteran when he claimed victory at the 2018 Mayakoba Classic. But he did it in a manner where left his mark on both the tournament and his career; Kuchar set a tournament record, playing a career-best 22-under on 72 holes.

“Being four years removed from my last victory, I realize how difficult it is to win on the PGA Tour,” Kuchar said when he spoke of his win.

His win at Mayakoba put him in decent position for the 2018-2019 FedEx Cup race. He is currently ranked seventh with 505 points.

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