The most recent PGA Tour season ended September 27 with a result that summed up how the year went; Jordan Spieth winning the Tour Championship in dominating fashion. What a year for the young Texan: he won the Masters convincingly in April, then followed it up with a U.S. Open win after Dustin Johnson’s surprising three-putt on the 72nd hole. Spieth just missed out on a career and calendar Grand Slam, while Jason Day also became a major champion with his performance at the PGA Championship.

The official end to the 2015 season came with the Presidents Cup in South Korea. Having won the previous five editions, Team USA arrived in Asia as heavy favorites, and certainly played that way on the opening day. But the International team came back on the second and third days, leaving it all to play for in the Sunday singles matches. The Americans prevailed by a point, as the weekend came down to the final match before Bill Haas, son of Team USA captain Jay Haas, got the critical win over Sangmoon Bae, who now begins two years of mandatory service in the South Korean military.

Now comes the start of a new season, the 101st in PGA Tour history, with the Frys.com Open beginning Thursday. There are still several months to go before the Masters at Augusta, but the first few tournaments should provide some excitement. Will there be as much chaos atop the World Golf Ranking as there was the last few months? Is Rory McIlroy ready to put that foot injury that kept him out of the Open behind him, and get back to regular competition? Is there a new golfer about to go on a hot streak, the way McIlroy did at the end of 2014 and Spieth did at the start of 2015? Golf fans won’t have to wait long to find out the answers, as the new season has arrived.