I greatly enjoyed the thrilling climax at the Players Championship last week and I thought it was an awesome performance from the eventual champion Rickie Fowler. The way he played the last few holes on Sunday — he was eight-under par for his last 10 holes of the tournament — it was a most deserving title for the young American.

Everyone is talking about the ‘overrated’ poll, which was released at the beginning of the Players week, and the way Rickie responded to it. Frankly, I am surprised that fellow PGA Tour professionals actually voted him as their number one choice.

Because I know how difficult it is to win on a top-level tour, and that most players do work their backsides off to try and make winning a possibility, I am not going to talk about who should be the No 1 player on that list. But one thing is for sure — Rickie should not have that ‘honour’.

Just look at his record in the four majors last year. He finished in the top five in each of them. That’s incredible. Not even someone like Rory McIlroy or Henrik Stenson can boast of that stat despite their fantastic last couple of seasons. In fact, only Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus belong to that club apart from Rickie.

Obviously, people will argue that there is a massive difference in finishing top-five and in winning a major. I agree, but such is the depth of the field in professional golf, you are really up against at least 25 players who are good enough to win that week. It’s not like what modern tennis has been in the past few years, where the top-four guys have won virtually everything. And also, this is not just one top-five we are talking about — it’s in four out of four.

I think the only reason Rickie was top of the charts this year is because his achievements are being viewed against that of his peers. By that, I mean Rory and Jordan Spieth, who are in the same age group and considered the future of the game. Because these two have won so much in the last few months, and that has included major wins for both players, Rickie’s successes have paled in comparison.

Hopefully, the sensational win at TPC Sawgrass will end all such discussions. His game is looking more solid by the day and he continues to play attacking golf. I was seeing a graphic that indicated he hit his tee shot into the treacherous 17th hole within six feet on three of the four regulation rounds.

And the three times he played the 17th on Sunday (twice in the play-off), he hit his shot right of the pin, which was on the right edge of the green. That just shows his mental make-up and is the reason why he is so exciting to watch.

This week, we are playing the Spanish Open on the European Tour, where I am making a comeback from the injury lay-off. I am feeling much better with my shoulder and hoping for a good week. Wish me luck.

— Jeev Milkha Singh is four-time champion on the European Tour