Golf has never had a year like 2022.
But through the bad and the ugly, there's plenty to celebrate as we gather 'round the table this time of year and reflect.
Here are five things to be thankful for this year as a golf fan.
Be thankful golf has a whimsical new star.
South Korean Joohyung "Tom" Kim, 20, burst onto the scene this year while playing on special temporary PGA Tour membership. Needing a win at the Wyndham Championship to get into the FedExCup playoffs, Kim laughed off an opening quadruple bogey and became both the first player born in the 2000s to win on Tour and the second-youngest Tour winner since World War II.