How should we measure the year of golf in 2024? Politically, the unrest continued with little sign of resolution, while executives came and went with unusual regularity.
The Americans swept the men's Grand Slam, bringing more grief to Rory McIlroy, while Nelly Korda dominated the women's tour, which lost some of its biggest names.
Great Britain and Ireland were great Curtis Cup winners, but the United States finally gave in to pressure from players so that members of the Ryder Cup team could receive payments.
In a sense, these two titles summed up the game; There was still room for intimate romance even though a large portion of the elite had been swept along the largely unchecked river of greed.
There have been some truly amazing performances that have led to great highs but there have also been some worrying and tragic lows.
Let's take a tour of 2024 with 18 of the year's key memories, in no particular order.