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Punch Shot: Breakout star in 2016

Daniel Berger and Kevin Kisner were just some of the breakout stars in 2015. Who will make a big splash in 2016? Our writers weigh in.

Matt Fitzpatrick.

And yes, if you’re keeping score at home, that’d be back-to-back breakout years for the baby-faced assassin. After ending 2014 at No. 413 in the world, he soared into the top 50 this year on the strength of a European Tour victory and six other top-10s.

The 21-year-old Fitzpatrick didn’t play in a single major this year, but that will change in 2016 because of his top-50 status.