As another year draws to a close, it’s natural to reflect on the past 12 months. It’s been an enthralling (see Brooks Koepka’s US PGA victory and Europe winning the Ryder Cup) and dramatic (see Jon Rahm joining LIV and the mysterious framework agreement between the PIF and the PGA/DP World Tours) year on the professional tours, but away from all that, a number of important figures from within the game sadly lost their lives.
Here, we remember some of those who passed away in 2023 and reflect on the contributions they made to the game.
