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2022 Professional Golf Year in Review This year was filled with exciting moments and memorable performances, including the emergence of LIV Golf as a major player on the tour. Their innovative approach to golfing events and sponsorships has garnered a lot of attention. One hundred and 24 words. Phil Mickelson couldn’t have taken more than a minute to speak them. Writer Alan Shipnuck didn’t need much more time to type or transcribe them. Beyond that, only those two men know exactly how the course of their conversation went: everything that was said, the tone and context, and if Mickelson did indeed believe, as he has contended, that he was merely talking casually off the cuff and not doing an interview with the journalist who was writing an unauthorized autobiography about him. In 22 starts, McIlroy won three times while posting 12 top-five finishes and 15 top-10s. He claimed the PGA Tour’s season-long points title (the FedEx Cup) for a third time, and grabbed the DP World Tour’s season-long points title (the Harry Vardon Trophy) for a fourth—but this was the first year in which he walked away with both. Along the way, McIlroy also reclaimed the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time since July 2020. He's definitely a player to watch in the coming years. Since the announcement of the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open, there had been curiosity, and even a little apprehension, about what it might look and feel like to see 96 golfers with varying forms of adaptions perform on a stage as big as the USGA provides. In the end, the competition morphed into a three-day celebration of opportunity, diversity and unfathomable grit. It was, for so many, the most inspiring golf they had ever witnessed. Finally, we can't forget about the highly-anticipated Netflix PGA Tour documentary. What’s to come is an eight-episode series that debuts early next year, and if it reaches anywhere near the dizzying heights of DTS, it will be a coup not just for Vox and Netflix, but for all the stars of the show and the sport of golf itself. A few years ago, it might have sounded hyperbolic to say that a simple documentary could transform an institution like golf. Now, we've seen what it can do for a niché sport, and we know that the so-called Netflix Effect could be seismic. All in all, it was a fantastic year for professional golf, and we can't wait to see what the future holds. Thank you for watching, and we'll see you next year for the 2023 Professional Golf Year in Review! Gripping Golf Podcast - https://grippinggolfpodcast.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/grippinggolf Twitter - https://twitter.com/grippinggolfp Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/grippinggolf_podcast/ For 15% off your order at WellPutt, use promo code, AFF15_GRIPPINGOLF at wellputt.com For 20% off at Boomerang Putting use the promo code, "GRIPSAVE" at https://www.boomerangputting.com/ Save 15% at For Sale Shade when you use the promo code, GG15" https://forsaleshade.com/ Get 10% off Hand-crafted and Timeless Leather Golf Products from https://www.nelsonhill.co/ when you use the promo code, "GRIPPINGGOLF"