World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, whose seven victories on tour this previous season had been essentially the most since Tiger Woods in 2007, gained the Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA Tour Participant of the Yr.
Scheffler, who gained a second inexperienced jacket on the Masters, a gold medal on the Paris Olympics and a FedEx Cup title, is the primary golfer since Woods (2005 to 2007) to win the honour in three consecutive seasons.
“On behalf of the PGA Tour, congratulations to Scottie Scheffler on a really historic season, capped off together with his first FedExCup title and at present a 3rd consecutive Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA Tour Participant of the Yr,” commissioner Jay Monahan stated in an announcement Tuesday. “Scottie took on challenges from the perfect gamers on this planet on the most important phases all season, and being honored as PGA Tour Participant of the Yr is the last word signal of respect from his friends.”
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On Sunday, Scheffler gained his second straight title on the Hero World Problem, an unofficial event that Woods hosts within the Bahamas, which gave Scheffler 9 victories worldwide this 12 months.
However he laughed off any comparisons to Woods, calling them “a bit foolish” when he spoke with the media Tuesday evening.
“There’s actually just one Tiger, that is simply sort of it,” he stated. “I am making an attempt to get the perfect out of myself and that is actually all I am centered on. I am not chasing data or chasing historical past or something like that, I am simply making an attempt to day in and day trip proceed to enhance somewhat bit, simply go on the market and compete, have enjoyable.”
Remarkably, Scheffler completed first in 43% of his 21 begins in 2024, together with the Olympics and the Hero. He additionally was runner-up twice. He made greater than $29.2 million in on-course earnings this previous season.
In keeping with the PGA Tour, Scheffler acquired 91% of the vote by his friends. Xander Schauffele, who gained the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, and Rory McIlroy had been the opposite golfers who acquired votes.
PGA Tour members who competed in a minimum of 15 tournaments had been eligible to vote on the award from Nov. 25 to Dec. 4.
The end result actually wasn’t a shock given Scheffler’s dominance in 2024. Along with successful the Masters and the Tour Championship, he turned the primary participant to efficiently defend his title on the Gamers Championship. He’s the primary golfer to win the Gamers, a significant championship and the FedEx Cup in the identical season.
The 28-year-old additionally gained titles at 4 signature occasions towards elite fields: Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Memorial Event and Vacationers Championship. He had a tour-best 16 top-10 finishes in 19 begins and did not miss a lower.
Scheffler was the primary golfer since Arnold Palmer in 1962 to have six PGA Tour victories in a season earlier than July 1.
“I imply, it is robust to match seasons, however I feel by way of the quantity of tournaments I gained and with having a significant championship, The Gamers and the Olympics, I feel if you look throughout the entire season I feel it is the perfect golf that I’ve performed in my profession,” Scheffler stated. “Have a look at a 12 months like 2022, I gained quite a bit at first of the 12 months, however I wasn’t in a position to win a lot the second half of the 12 months. Then final 12 months I performed such nice golf the entire 12 months and I wasn’t in a position to get a ton of wins out of it. I nonetheless gained 3 times final 12 months, nevertheless it felt like I left some left some there that I may have gained.
“Then this 12 months I felt like there’s possibly solely a pair occasions that I actually had likelihood of successful that I did not and for essentially the most half this 12 months I felt like I capitalized on these alternatives and made the putts after they actually mattered.”
Scheffler additionally acquired the Byron Nelson Award for having the bottom scoring common on tour (68.65). He completed first in pictures gained: whole (2.496) and method (1.269) and was second off the tee (.816).
“I feel the most important factor that I see is that he is all the time making an attempt to get higher,” Tom Kim stated Sunday. “Regardless of successful 9 instances this 12 months, he is all the time discovering little methods, and I feel it is actually, actually cool to see and you may take quite a bit from that. He wins 95% of the time.”
