India, Sept. 17 -- With most Tours either finished or almost done with the 2025 season, I decided to write this week on the players who made a breakthrough on some of the leading Tours.

I have tried not to focus solely on rookie or young players but have also included those who have struggled in the past and have somehow managed to completely turn around their fortunes this season.

So, here are my choices from the different Tours.

I thought of JJ Spaun, the US Open champion; or Chris Gotterup, who brilliantly fought off Rory McIlroy to win the Genesis Scottish Open before finishing third at the Open Championship, and the big-hitting South African Aldrich Potgieter, before finally settling on Ben Griffin.

The 29-year-old, who took up a...