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Max Schreiber

Power Nine: The Newest Major Champ and the Man Who Turned Down the PGA Tour

YouTube golf personality Grant Horvat declined a spot in this week's PGA Tour event, played opposite the British Open. | Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images

Every Wednesday, SI Golf will rank nine newsmakers from the golf world. Sometimes we'll cast a wide net. Tell us what you think on the SI Golf X account.

1. Grace Kim: You may be in British Open mode now, but we need to flashback to Sunday and give credit for possibly the clutchest finish in major championship history. On the 72nd hole of the LPGA’s Evian Championship in France (we can discuss if this should be a major another time), Kim, the world No. 99, eagled the par-5 to force a playoff with world No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul. Then, she holed out for birdie on the first bonus hole after splashing her approach and taking a drop before eagling the second playoff hole to win her maiden major. Ending at roughly 10 a.m. ET, many might have missed the grand finale, but it was one for the ages. 

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