Thomas Pieters

Pieters is an interesting case, because he plays the bulk of his tournament schedule in Europe but occasionally mixes in a PGA Tour entry. He played in seven PGA events this past season with rather promising results: four made cuts, T27 at the U.S. Open, over $300k in earnings. The 30-year-old Belgian has no shortage of talent and distance, but his attitude can sometimes be his own worst enemy. Provided he can continue maturing and growing in this area, he could easily continue dominating European fields and make some serious noise when he comes stateside.

Pieters backed up his impressive performance at the 2016 Ryder Cup with a big year last season on both sides of the Atlantic. A T2 at the Genesis Open, fourth-place finishes at the Masters and WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and a T5 at WGC-Mexico Championship earned him a 2017-18 PGA Tour card as he led non-members with 727 FedEx Cup points, the equivalent to 52nd on the points list. Just how much Pieters plays stateside is uncertain, though. He said he is committed to the European Tour in hopes of earning a place on the 2018 European Ryder Cup team.