Florida Swing Means Major Season is Just Around The Corner

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For fans of the PGA Tour, some of the best golf of the season is about to start with the start of the famed Florida swing. All roads now point firmly to Augusta but before then best players in the world will make stops at iconic events such as the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship.

With major season officially now being just around the corner, there are several players across both the LIV and PGA Tours who will look to follow in the steps of Xander Schauffele and shed the tag of ‘the best player in the sport not to have won a major.

For some it will have been a long time coming, whereas for others a Major at this stage of their career will launch them into a completely stratosphere. Let’s take a look at four players who will be hoping that 2025 ends in major glory. 

Patrick Cantlay

Having been a fixture at the top of the PGA Tour for years, there would have been no one on the PGA Tour who would have been as pleased for Xander Schauffele breaking his major duck than Patrick Cantlay. 

Cantlay and Schauffele have long been great friends and have formed a formidable duo when it comes to team events such as the Ryder and Presidents Cups. However, when it comes to individual honours, it is clear that Schauffele is now ahead of his great friend and Cantlay will be desperate to restore some parity. 

The golfing world have long been used to seeing Cantlay in the top in the world five rankings and at the majors he has experienced several near misses. Ever of late, Cantlay’s game hasn’t been firing as consistently as he would have liked.

Now ranked 12 in the world, Cantlay’s usually immaculate consistency has deserted him and his slow, methodical way of playing the game seems to have been usurped by a younger generation of players.

Without a title for well over a year, Cantlay needs to rediscover his best game quickly if he is to force himself into major reckoning and it looks like he has started 2025 with a point to prove. 

Two top five finishes at both the American Express and Genesis have reminded the golfing world of what a good player he is, and he will hope that those good performances could give him a boost ahead of the Florida swing and the majors. 

Patrick Cantlay


Ludvig Aberg

One man who has launched himself past the likes of Patrick Cantlay is Ludvig Aberg. 

Ever since exiting the college ranks, there have been high hopes over how good the Swede could end up being and with two PGA titles, including the Genesis Invitational, those premonitions look to be coming true.

With a swing as smooth as silk, Aberg possesses a swing that has quickly become the envy the rest of the golfing world. 

Able to boast effortless power but still contain an unerring accuracy both on the fairways and greens, Aberg’s full array of shot making was in full display at the Genesis as he closed out a one shot victory. 

Despite seemingly having had a presence on Tour, it’s easy to forget that this is Aberg’s second full season on the PGA Tour and he is still learning all the time. 

Last season marked the first time he had ever played all four majors in one season and he almost became the first rookie in decades to win the Masters only to be overthrown by Scottie Scheffler during the final round. 

Cool, calm and collected he showed at the Genesis that he has that clutch gene in abundance and many will believe that he wil use that winning experience to great effect at the majors this year. 

Tyrrell Hatton

When the idea of the LIV Tour was constructed, many were quick to dismiss the idea of it as being a tour for players well past their past. It wasn’t seen as an environment where players could improve, but Tyrrell Hatton has been putting that theory firmly to the test.

Since joining the LIV ranks a little over a year ago, Hatton has turned into one of the most consistent players in the world. Not only has Hatton been a winner on the Saudi funded league, he has also returned to Europe and won two of the DP World Tour’s signature events, the Alfred Dunhill and the Dubai Desert Classic. 

Often Hatton’s colourful character and his tantrums can overshadow what a fantastic player the Englishman is and thanks to his two European victories he finds himself as the highest LIV ranked player. 

A gritty and tough competitor, Hatton is bound to play a key part for Luke Donald and the European Ryder Cup team when they try to defend their Ryder Cup crown that they won so memorably two years ago. 

There can be no doubts that since joining LIV Hatton has become a much more complete player and whilst he has admitted that the beauty of Augusta makes no appeal to him, the other three majors could well be in his wheelhouse. 

Will he start as a favourite for major glory? No, but could he cause a shock and lift one this year, undoubtedly yes!

Tyrrell Hatton


Tommy Fleetwood

When you think of Tommy Fleetwood, it’s hard to make sense of the player he is. A winner of the Race to Dubai on the DP World Tour, he has won some of Europe’s biggest titles and has also been a key component of several successful European Ryder Cup teams. However, when it comes to life in America and the majors, things have been a whole lot tougher. 

Yet to win a PGA Tour event, it’s shocking that a man of his ability hasn’t quite been able to get over the line. 

Throughout his career, there have been several near misses, but the time for Fleetwood to start winning on the PGA Tour is now. 

A runner up at both the PGA Championship and Open, Fleetwood has shown on numerous occasions that he can compete and beat the best, and many will believe that if he can string four decent rounds together he could be able to win some of the biggest prizes in the game. 

On the greens is where he needs to fire and he will be hoping that for the first time when it comes to the majors he will be able to get the flat stick firing for when he needs it most.