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From 18-60: The best male golfer at every age (right now!)

December 17, 2018
Cole Hammer, 18 years old
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Cole Hammer, 18 years old
Hammer, who won the Western Amateur tournament this past summer, is currently ranked No. 11 in the world among amateurs. He's a freshman at Texas this year.
Matthew Wolff, 19 years old
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Matthew Wolff, 19 years old
Wolff, who is set to begin his sophomore season at Oklahoma State, is ranked No. 5 in the world among amateurs.
Joaquin Niemann, 20 years old
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Joaquin Niemann, 20 years old
Before turning pro earlier this year, Niemann was the top-ranked amateur golfer in the world.
Justin Suh, 21 years old
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Justin Suh, 21 years old
Suh is the top-ranked amateur player in the world. He's earned eight wins and 19 top-ten finishes in 34 events. As a junior at USC, Suh captured five wins last year.
Aaron Wise PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
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Aaron Wise PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
Aaron Wise PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
Cameron Champ, 23 years old
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Cameron Champ, 23 years old
Champ, who is ranked in the top 100 of the World Golf Rankings, won his first PGA Tour event this past October at the Sanderson Farms Championship. He's also ranked in the top five of the Web.com Tour Rankings.
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Justin Thomas, 25 years old
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Justin Thomas, 25 years old
Currently standing at No. 4 in the world, JT earned two PGA wins this year at the Honda Classic and WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
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Tommy Fleetwood, 27 years old
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Tommy Fleetwood, 27 years old
Fleetwood, who is ranked No. 12 in the world, earned a win on the European Tour and had his strongest performances to date in the major events. Most notably, Fleetwood finished second at the U.S. Open.
Brooks Koepka, 28 years old
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Brooks Koepka, 28 years old
Regaining the World No. 1 ranking on an off-week? Go figure.
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Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup title in 2016.
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Keegan Bradley tees off during the second round of the 2018 RBC Canadian Open.
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Webb Simpson is this week's betting favorite at the RSM Classic.
Dustin Johnson
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Dustin Johnson
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Angus Murray
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Francesco Molinari fired a two-under 69 in the final round at Carnoustie to win his first major.
Andres Romero, 37 years old
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Andres Romero, 37 years old
Romero has amassed 19 wins during his professional career and has three top 10 finishes at majors.
Justin Rose
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Justin Rose
Justin Rose will be trading in his TaylorMade gear for Honma
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Bubba Watson, 40 years old
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Bubba Watson, 40 years old
Bubba had a resurgent 2018 season with a trio of wins at the Genesis Open, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, and the Travelers Championship. He's now situated at No. 17 in the world.
Paul Casey
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Paul Casey
Paul Casey played his way into Saturday's final pairing.
Henrik Stenson, 42 years old
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Henrik Stenson, 42 years old
Ranked No. 27 in the world, Stenson did not earn a win in 2018 outside of Europe's Ryder Cup victory. However, he did finish tied for 5th at the Masters last spring.
Tiger Woods, 43 years old
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Tiger Woods, 43 years old
Tiger moved up to No. 14 in the world after ending his five-year win hiatus with a victory at the Tour Championship in September to capture his 80th career PGA Tour win.
Chad Campbell, 44 years old
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Chad Campbell, 44 years old
Campbell still plays on the Tour, but has not won a Tour event since 2007. However, he has 20 wins during his pro career and has finished as high as second in both the Masters and PGA Championship.
Lee Westwood, 45 years old
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Lee Westwood, 45 years old
Ranked in the top 65 in the world, Westwood's lone victory in 2018 came at the Euro Tour's Nedbank Golf Challenge this past November.
Justin Leonard, 46 years old
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Justin Leonard, 46 years old
Leonard has no victories in 2018, but has 13 wins over his pro career. His most notably triumph came in 1997 at the Open Championship for his lone major title.
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Padraig Harrington reacts during day three of 2018 Andalucia Valderrama Masters.
Phil Mickelson, 48 years old
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Phil Mickelson, 48 years old
Lefty earned his first win in five years when he came out on top at the WGC-Mexico Championship this past March. Oh, and he did win The Match against Tiger for $9 million in November. Phil's now ranked at No. 32 in the world.
Ernie Els, 49 years old
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Ernie Els, 49 years old
The Big Easy has no wins in 2018, but he's one of the best to ever play the game. Ernie has 71 wins during his career and has four major titles, which consists of two U.S. Open and Open Championship titles.
Darren Clarke, 50 years old
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Darren Clarke, 50 years old
Clarke is ranked in the top 70 of the PGA Champions Tour. The former Open champion has 21 professional wins during his career, but has yet to win since that major title in 2011.
Steve Stricker, 51 years old
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Steve Stricker, 51 years old
Stricker is the top-ranked player on the Champions Tour. He earned the top spot after capturing three wins in 2018 at the Cologuard Classic, Rapiscan Systems Classic, and Sanford International.
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David Toms, 51, came up big in the clutch.
Scott McCarron, 53 years old
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Scott McCarron, 53 years old
McCarron earned his No. 3 ranking on the Champions Tour after a pair of wins this year at the American Family Insurance Championship and the Shaw Charity Classic.
Miguel Angel Jimenez, 54 years old
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Miguel Angel Jimenez, 54 years old
Ranked No. 8 on the Champions Tour, Jimenez earned two wins in 2018 at the Regions Tradition and the Senior Open Championship.
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Vijay Singh pumps his fist after making a putt.
Kirk Triplett, 56 years old
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Kirk Triplett, 56 years old
Triplett stands at No. 12 on the Champions Tour after his victory at the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf last April.
John Huston, 57 years old
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John Huston, 57 years old
Huston, who is ranked in the top 75 of the Champions Tour, has not won since 2011. His career consists of 12 pro wins and three top-10 finishes at majors, including third place at the Masters in 1990.
Kenny Perry, 58 years old
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Kenny Perry, 58 years old
Perry is ranked No. 2 on the Champions Tour, as he captured his lone win in 2018 at the 3M Championship this past August.
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Fred Couples during the second round of the 2018 Safeway Open.
Sandy Lyle, 60 years old
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Sandy Lyle, 60 years old
Lyle is ranked in the top 90 on the Champions Tour, despite having no wins in 2018. In fact, he hasn't won since 2016. The two-time major champion has 32 professional victories in his career.