Top 10 comeback stories in golf in the last decade

Woods and Suzann Pettersen made headlines in 2019 for their dramatic victories in golf’s biggest events, but here are 8 other big comebacks.

As the decade winds down, we have time to reminisce over some of the best storylines in golf — most notably being the comebacks.

Whether we’re talking about the resurgence of Tiger Woods the most recent comeback of Brendon Todd winning back-to-back PGA Tour events after seriously considering retirement, we rank them all.

With not much time to catch our breath, Golfweek’s Steve DiMeglio takes a look back at the top 10 comeback stories in golf over the last decade.

Brendon Todd after winning 2019 Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

10. Todd’s pizza plans on hold

Brendon Todd won the 2014 HP Byron Nelson Classic and then got the full-blown driver yips. From 2016-18, he missed 37 of 41 cuts and contemplated quitting the game and buying a pizza franchise. Then, after starting the 2019-20 season with four missed cuts, he won the Bermuda Championship and Mayakoba Golf Classic in back-to-back starts.