Ranking the 4 major championships in 2017

The PGA Tour still has the Wyndham Championship and the four FedEx Cup playoffs left on the calendar. However, the 2017 major championship season is in the books, providing a lot of great moments along the way.

Here's how this year's major championships rank in terms of entertainment value:

4. U.S. Open

It was a great performance by Brooks Koepka at Erin Hills, as he captured his first major title, but it never felt like a true U.S. Open with the low numbers. There was Justin Thomas' 9-under-par 63 on Saturday, which set a championship record in relation to par, but a lot of players went low that day on the Wisconsin layout. There was also a lack of star power. Phil Mickelson withdrew to attend his daughter's graduation on Thursday; Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, and Jason Day all missed the cut; and Jordan Spieth was never a factor. Koepka pulled away on the back nine Sunday, draining three straight birdie putts and winning easily by four strokes

3. PGA Championship

The newly redesigned Quail Hollow Club was brutally difficult, and played more like a U.S. Open than the real one in June. Rory McIlroy came in as one of the co-favorites, but didn't record a round under par until Sunday. Jordan Spieth looking to become the youngest to achieve the career grand slam was the storyline heading into the final major, but he also struggled to find his game. The final round was pretty mundane, until Justin Thomas grabbed the lead and never let it go. Thomas played the final 15 holes of the tournament in 4-under par, winning by two shots for his first career major championship.

2. The Masters

Sergio Garcia came into the Masters with the label of "Best Player Never to Win a Major," but that all changed Sunday evening in Augusta, Ga. Garcia looked like he was going to waste another great opportunity with back-to-back bogeys to begin the back nine Sunday, giving playing partner Justin Rose a two-shot lead. The turning point came at the par-5 13th, where the Spaniard made a gutsy par to match Rose's score on the hole, and would ultimately force a playoff with the Englishman. On the first extra hole, Garcia rolled home a 12-foot birdie putt for the green jacket on what would've been Seve Ballesteros' 60th birthday.

1. The Open Championship

The 146th Open Championship saw history made on Saturday, when Branden Grace carded the first 62 in a major championship, but that was nothing compared to Sunday's wild finish. Jordan Spieth had a 30-minute adventure at the par-4 13th, where he would eventually make a fantastic 8-foot bogey putt. The Texan rebounded by going 5-under over the next four holes, flying past Matt Kuchar to win the Claret Jug and the third leg of the career grand slam.

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