Love was in the air in all forms this year, from romance to bromance and everything in between. Here’s a look at the Top 10 couples of 2013.
These two go way back - like all the way back to the 2011 PGA Championship. They’ve been bosom buddies ever since, and their budding bromance blossomed even more this year, from exchanging barbs on Twitter to Bradley hugging Dufner after winning this year’s PGA at Oak Hill. While playing alongside Dufner in the final round of the Tour Championship, Bradley holed out from the fairway then dropped to the ground and Dufnered.
What golf couples list would be complete without America’s sweethearts? Amy was by Phil’s side in 2013 through the ups (see: British Open), the downs (see: U.S. Open) and everything in between.
Their relationship was fleeting, but the memories will last forever. Love rescued the baby squirrel for fear he/she was going to get run over by a cart at the Presidents Cup. Sammy - named to be gender neutral - soon became the U.S. team mascot, and was touted around the course. Alas, all good things must end, and Love released Sammy back into the wild the following day.
When Patrick Reed won the Wyndham Championship in August with sweetheart Justine on the bag, the duo became the first husband-and-wife team to win on the PGA Tour in more than 17 years. Justine (who stands 5-foot-1) began caddying for Patrick in the spring of 2012, and has no plans of stopping.
A year after McDowell proposed atop the 656-foot-high helipad at the Burg Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, he and Stape wed in an intimate ceremony in the Bahamas. The couple remains low-key most of the time, which is unfortunate for us because we can’t get enough of the duo. When they’re not traveling the world for golf, the couple can likely be seen at the restaurant they opened earlier this year, Nona Blue, near their home in Lake Nona, Fla.
With #Dufnering going viral and Jason winning the PGA Championship, he and wife Amanda were thrust into the limelight in a big way this year. And thank goodness for it.
The King was seen many times this year with supermodel Kate Upton. Should this really surprise us? From dinners to photoshoots, golf lessons and a staged smooch, the two were an unforgettable duo.
Are they or aren’t they? Rumors ran rampant at numerous points throughout the year that the beloved Wozzilroy had called it quits. And everyone from Nick Faldo to Gary Player chimed in on the strain the relationship was undoubtedly putting on McIlroy’s golf in 2013. For all these reasons, their love affair was front and center for most of the year.
The Great One’s daughter was first seen following DJ around Kapalua. From there, there was hardly a day she wasn’t seen with DJ either on the links or on social media. The two got engaged in August, but they have remained relatively mum about any wedding details. It’s safe to say the wedding will certainly be, well, Great!
Tiger and Lindsey announced their relationship was official by posting photos to Facebook in March. For an obsessively private man, this represents a stark departure for Woods. Lindsey was seen at numerous events throughout the year supporting Tiger, and he was on-site to cheer her on at numerous ski competitions.
