JaCoby Stevens, the No. 25-ranked prospect overall in the class of 2017, is following his heart.Stevens, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound safety, committed to LSU on Monday over Alabama, Georgia and Auburn.I picked LSU because it feels like home and Ive always believed in Les Miles and his coaching staff, said Stevens, an Under Armour All-America selection and the No. 3-ranked prospect in the state of Tennessee. This place is a program that will go down in history.This wasnt Stevens first commitment to the Tigers. He first gave a verbal to Les Miles in September 2015, before decommitting Nov. 24, 2015.Since that decommitment, Stevens had been the focus of a fierce recruiting battle among Georgia, Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee. He made unofficial visits to Alabama, Georgia, Auburn and Tennessee, including June and July visits to Tuscaloosa.Stevens is yet another ESPN 300 verbal for LSU in the 2017 class, which was ranked No. 4 before Mondays announcement. 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But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human.While we wait until next year, which isnt so far off, its a good time to reflect on what we witnessed in 2016.Our panel members discuss their favorite rounds and majors of the year and share their top memories -- from on and off the course -- of 2016.?What was your favorite pro golf round of the year?SportsCenter anchor Jonathan Coachman: For me its not close. The final round at The Open was absolutely mind-blowing. And I dont think Phil Mickelson will soon forget the year that he would have won another major if Henrik Stenson hadnt decided to have the round of his life. I dont think I ever have enjoyed a two-man battle more than that one.ESPN.com senior golf writer Michael Collins: Complete round for me had to be the final round of The Open. Stenson and Mickelson going toe-to-toe for 18 holes for a major made me think, This is what reporters watching Jack Nicklaus vs. Tom Watson must have felt during 1977s Duel in the Sun.ESPN.com senior golf writer Bob Harig: Stensons final-round 63 at Royal Troon to capture The Open. Only once before had a player shot such a score in the final round of a major to win, and that was Johnny Miller at Oakmont Country Club in the 1973 U.S. Open -- generally regarded as the best round in the games history. Troon is not Oakmont, but it was nonetheless an incredible score.ESPN.com senior golf writer Jason Sobel: With everything that took place in golf this year, the victory of Billy Hurley III at his hometown Quicken Loans National event has been too overlooked. This is a man who less than a decade earlier was navigating a Navy ship through the Suez Canal. During this same tournament in 2017, Hurleys father went missing, later found to have committed suicide not far from the tournament site. For Hurley to win that title, on that week, is beyond remarkable.Which was the best major of the year?Coachman: The Masters. It had everything: domination, for 63 holes; collapse, for three holes; beautiful golf for about nine holes. Danny Willetts good fortune will always be connected to the emotional devastation for Jordan Spieth. On top that what it gave us, it also set up for some serious drama come 2017. Cant wait.Collins: This years U.S. Open had everything youd expect in a big-budget movie! High tension, drama, a plot twist, a villain no one saw coming (the USGA) and a hero (Dustin Johnson)?with a happy ending everyone was good with. It was another one of those stories that no one would believe if it hadnt actually happened.Harig: The Open. Mickelson opened the tournament with a 63, closed it with a 65, made just four bogeys for the week and shot 17 under in a major -- and still lost. His duel with Stenson will long be remembered as one of the games greatest, not just in 2016.Sobel: There was plenty of drama on the back nine of the Masters, but The Open provided the best entertainment of any major this year. Unlike at Augusta, this wasnt one player faltering down the stretch while another took advantage; this was two terrific players with their best stuff, as Stenson outlasted Mickelson in a battle for the ages.What was your favorite pro golf memory -- inside the ropes -- from 2016?Coachman: Ill go with the Tour Championship and Rory McIlroy holing out for eagle en route to an improbable comeback and the $10 million dollar prize. All I could think about was the time he said that the prize money didnt really mattter to him.dddddddddddd But it sure did look like that moment meant a lot to him. McIlroy showed the world once again that when he is on he has the most firepower of anyone, and its not close.Collins: When McIlroy and Patrick Reed went at it on the front nine at the Ryder Cup, I walked off the sixth green and saw a friend (who was doing the telecast) and told him what had just happened as the two players walked off the green -- Reed doing the finger wag after McIlroy mocked the finger shush. He said, I dont like that. Its bad for golf. I replied, What?! Its great for golf! When the players walked off the eighth hole, the same guy said to me, This is awesome! Converted quickly.Harig: The Sunday singles match between Mickelson and Sergio Garcia at the Ryder Cup. I watched every shot inside the ropes, and while it ultimately did not decide the outcome of the Ryder Cup, it was riveting nonetheless. Both players shot 63 on their own ball, with Mickelson making 10 birdies and Garcia nine. Down the stretch they continued to match each other, barely uttering a word. It was pressure-packed, intense and ended in a tie, but the golf was as good as it gets.Sobel: If the USGAs nonruling/ruling about a ball moving on the green had occurred with any other golfer at the U.S. Open, it could have provided enough of an unknown to keep him from winning. Johnson, though, merely shrugged it off, won by four, was later ruled to have won by three, didnt care and took home the trophy -- even though he still wasnt sure why hed been penalized.What was your favorite pro golf memory -- outside the ropes -- from 2016?Coachman: It was a trip that I wasnt even a part of. I sincerely was worried for Spieth after his collapse on the back nine at Augusta. So when he followed through on an island vacation with Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler and Smylie Kaufman, it showed me that he had golf in the right perspective. Many golfers would have gone home and hid after that. Spieth didnt. It was a moment I wont forget, and I believe Spieth will be rewarded for it in the long term.Collins: After The Players Championship had ended, I was waiting to get a quick interview with Jason Day when PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem came through the volunteer area. I walked over to greet him. As we did the bro hug, he whispered in my ear, Youre a big pain in my ass. After breaking the embrace, I said, Thats the biggest compliment you could have ever given me, sir. Thank you. I honestly believe he knew it, too.Harig: Just a few weeks ago in the Bahamas, I lucked into watching a Tiger Woods practice session at Albany several days before the Hero World Challenge, his return to competitive golf after 15 months. What I witnessed was an impressive display, made more so by the low bar many of us had set after so much negativity. For more than two hours, Woods hit all the shots, with plenty of power and length. 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