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PGA TOUR: Ranking the 25 most dominant performances of 2018

By Bill Felber

POTOMAC, MD - JULY 01: Francesco Molinari of Italy hits off the ninth tee during the final round of the Quicken Loans National at TPC Potomac on July 1, 2018 in Potomac, Maryland. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
POTOMAC, MD - JULY 01: Francesco Molinari of Italy hits off the ninth tee during the final round of the Quicken Loans National at TPC Potomac on July 1, 2018 in Potomac, Maryland. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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Justin Thomas WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Justin Thomas poses with the Gary Player Cup after winning the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club South Course on August 5, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

No. 25: Pat Perez, CIMB, -2.45

No. 24: Justin Thomas, WGC Bridgestone, -2.46

No. 23: Jason Day, Wells Fargo, -2.48

No. 21 (tie): Rickie Fowler, Mayakoba, -2.54

No. 21 (tie): Emiliano Grillo, Colonial, -2.54

Perez grabbed a stranglehold on the CIMB Classic, a fall field event, with a Friday 65. He led by six after three rounds and coasted home four strokes in front of Keegan Bradley with a Sunday 69. That was his worst round of the week. Against  a field average of 282, his 264 total was 18 strokes better.

The Bridgestone Invitational is a World Golf Championships event with a powerful field, making Thomas’ four-stroke win (over Kyle Stanley) that much more impressive. He shot 265, beating the four-round field average by 14 shots.

Jason Day won the Wells Fargo Championship in May with a steady 272, two strokes better than Nick Watney and a dozen strokes better than the field average.

Rickie Fowler and Emiliano Grillo are two of four non-winners on this list. Fowler chased Patton Kizzire to the wire at the Mayakoba, eventually losing by a stroke. He finished three strokes ahead of Si Woo Kim in third place. Grillo finished third at the only event to produce three exceptional performances, the Fort Worth Invitational at Colonial. His 264, while not good enough to win, was 11 strokes better than the average score in one of the season’s most competitive fields.

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