2015 was a great year for majors. The golf world saw the arrival of Jordan Spieth, not only as a major winner, but as the face of professional golf. The Open Championship returned to St. Andrews, where Zach Johnson picked up his second career major championship. And Jason Day silenced all the doubters and ran away with the PGA Championship, which made him Spieth's closest rival in the process.

Given the courses they will be playing, as well as the new crop of talent that has emerged in the post-Tiger era, 2016 is predicted to be even better. 

We have three months of non-major golf to get through before the field heads to Augusta National, but it's never too early to predict who may be this season's major champions.

The Masters (Augusta National)

Rory McIlroy - Rory's 2015 is remembered as being a disappointment, but people tend to forget that Rory won twice prior to his accident that lead to a leg injury which sidelined him from the Open Championship. He played the PGA Championship basically on one leg, and when he was fully healed, he went on to win the final event of the European Tour schedule and be crowned the Race To Dubai Champion. Spieth and Day might have captured the world's imagination last season, but a healthy McIlroy will be back to retake his crown. The only major he has yet to win is The Masters, but he has finished inside the top 10 the past two years. Expect a relaxed and refreshed McIlroy to finally complete the Career Grand Slam and walk away with his first green jacket.

Other possible contenders:

Jordan Spieth - His style of play sets him up to always be a contender at Augusta. Expect him to win a bunch of green jackets in his career.

Bubba Watson - Two time champion. He struggles in odd number years, but wins in even number years. He also loves courses he can bomb it on, and Augusta is one such course.

Phil Mickelson - Came out of nowhere and finished tied for second last year. He could be finishing inside the top 10 well in his 50's at Augusta.

US Open (Oakmont)

Jason Day - Oakmont will be by far the most brutal test the players will face all season long. Expect the winning score to be around even par, if not over par by the end of the day on Sunday. It will take someone with a lot of mental toughness who has played well on tough courses to win the US Open this year, and Jason Day is that player. Day has played in the US Open five times, and has finished inside the top 10 four times, which shows that he's not afraid of a challenge. As other players struggle to rebound from bogeys, Day has the mental fortitude to be able to move on to the next hole and take it one shot at a time. Day wins his second major in three starts.

Other possible contenders:

Phil Mickelson - The greatest story of the year would be if Lefty somehow found a way to finally win the Career Grand Slam. Is it likely to happen? No, but stranger things have happened.

Justin Rose - Rose has won a US Open already, and is the kind of player that seems to take his game up another notch when the majors come around. 

Rickie Fowler - He win a major, and soon. Tough player that can trive in difficult conditions. Fowler should be part of the conversation on Sunday.

Jim Furyk - Furyk finished one shot back of Angel Cabrera the last time the US Open came to Oakmont (2007). Furyk has been battling a wrist injury lately, but if he is healthy in June, he could make another run at the title.

The Open Championship (Royal Troon)

Brooks Koepka - This may be the hardest major to handicap, because weather will play such a big factor in the outcome of the tournament, and the course isn't set up in such a way that it favors a certain style of player. Because of that, expect someone good to win the event, but perhaps not someone you initially expected entering the week. Brooks Koepka has played all over the world and has experienced many kinds of weather. He will win a major sometime in his career, so why not now? Koepka was the biggest snub from last year's President Cup team, but he won't give Captain Davis Love III the chance to leave him off the Ryder Cup this year.

Other possible contenders:

Sergio Garcia - If he ever wins a major, it will likely be at an Open Championship. 

Paul Casey - His game is coming around, and it's a Ryder Cup year, giving him more fuel to improve and contend all season. Finished T20 at Troon back in 2004. 

K.T. Kim - The 2015 Japan Tour Player Of The Year will get a chance to play in the Open Championship, and given his previous experience in the majors, he may be part of the conversation on Sunday.

Lee Westwood - The Open Championship tends to be kinder to players over 40 than any other major. Westwood is still seeking his first major, and most have written off the idea that he will ever be able to achieve that goal. At Troon, though, his age and experience might be an advantage over the rest of the field.

PGA Championship (Baltusrol)

Hideki Matsuyama - The PGA Championship seems to be the easiest major for a dark horse to win. Baltusrol will be the toughest PGA Championship course the players have seen in a long time, so the winner will have to be someone mentally tough. It will also have to be someone who can navigate the two week turn around from the Open Championship this year. Hideki meets all those requirements. He may be the most underrated player on the PGA Tour right now simply because he has won only once, but Hideki's iron game is among the best in the world. As long as he hits a few putts, Hideki should have no problem winning a major sometime soon, and Baltusrol is as good of a place as any.

Other possible contenders:

Jason Day - He is a possible contender anywhere, but Baltusrol will fit his game well. If Day can contend at Oakmont, he'll contend at Baltrusol.

Dustin Johnson - Baltusrol will take some distance in order to win, and Johnson is a bomber. If he's on, he's dangerous at any course, but at a course the length of Baltrusol, he puts himself ahead of the competition.

Bubba Watson - Same reasons as Johnson, and Watson has previous major championships to lean on.

Patrick Reed - Isn't afraid of a challenge, and is expected to win a major at some point. Reed will be fueled by his motivation to make the Ryder Cup and represent the United States in the Olympics, so 2016 should be a good year for him.