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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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Austin Cook RSM Classic
ST SIMONS ISLAND, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 19: Austin Cook of United States celebrates with the trophy on the 18th green after winning the final round of The RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club Seaside Course on November 19, 2017 in St Simons Island, Georgia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

No. 10. Rory McIlroy, Palmer, -2.85

No. 9: Aaron Wise, Byron Nelson, -2.95

No. 8: Austin Cook, RSM, -2.96

The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill featured a strong field that included Tiger Woods, Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose and Bryson DeChambeau all in Sunday contention. Against that talent battalion, McIlroy posted a Sunday 64 to beat DeChambeau by three strokes and third-round leader Stenson by five.

McIlroy did it by running through the final 13 holes in 8 under par; the victory was his first  in two seasons.

Aaron Wise made his tour name by shooting a Sunday 65 to break a tie with Marc Leishman and win by three. To claim his first PGA Tour victory, he had to survive a sleepless Saturday night and a four-hour weather delay.

Austin Cook came to the fall swing hoping to make a name, having made just 10 career starts. He succeeded in tournament-winning fashion.  At the RSM Classic, he shot a 62 on Friday to jump into a lead he never relinquished, ultimately winning by four strokes. The field that week averaged 274, but Cook needed only 261 strokes. The key was his short game. Cook was generally a decent but not great putter. At the RSM, though, he registered 1.126 Strokes Gained Putting.

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