How should we gauge the golfing year in 2024? Politically, turbulence continued with little sign of resolution, while executives came and went with unusual regularity.

Americans swept the men’s majors, bringing more heartbreak for Rory McIlroy, while Nelly Korda dominated a women’s tour that lost some of its biggest names.

Great Britain and Ireland were brilliant winners of the Curtis Cup, but the US finally caved in to player pressure for Ryder Cup team members to receive payment.

In a sense, those two headlines summed up the game; there was still room for heartwarming romance despite much of the elite end being swept along a largely unchecked river of greed.

There were some truly great performances yielding significant highs but there were also some worrying and tragic lows.

Let’s embark on a round to represent 2024 with, in no particular order, 18 of the key memories from the year.