Scottie Scheffler better make room in his trophy cabinet.
The PGA Tour announced on Tuesday that Scheffler, the 2024 FedEx Cup champion and world No. 1, has won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the PGA Tour Player of the Year for the 2024 season.
Just two days after repeating as winner of the Hero World Challenge, an unofficial event that marked his ninth win of the year, Scheffler was surprised with the trophy at a FedEx charity event on Tuesday at the PGA Tour Superstore in Plano, Texas. Scheffler and his wife, Meredith, joined FedEx to help students from the charity, Behind Every Door, shop for holiday presents with PGA Tour Superstore gift cards.
Scheffler received 91 percent of the vote and was selected over Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy.
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Scheffler, who won seven Tour events in 2024, the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the season-long FedEx Cup title, is the first player since Tiger Woods (2005-07) to win Player of the Year honors in three consecutive seasons.
Scheffler joins Woods as the only players to win the Jack Nicklaus Award in three consecutive seasons (est. 1990). Woods won Player of the Year in consecutive seasons from 1999-2003 (five straight) and 2005-2007 (three straight).
Scheffler (2022, 2023, 2024), Woods (11 times, most recent 2013) and McIlroy (2012, 2014, 2019) are the only players to win the award three or more times. Since the inception of the FedEx Cup in 2007, nine players have won the FedEx Cup and Player of the Year in the same season.
“On behalf of the PGA Tour, congratulations to Scottie Scheffler on a truly historic season,” said Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. “Scottie took on challenges from the best players in the world on the biggest stages all season, and being honored as PGA Tour Player of the Year is the ultimate sign of respect from his peers.”
Scottie Scheffler tees off on the 13th hole during the third round of the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis. (Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal)
Scheffler won the FedEx Cup for the first time, became the first player to successfully defend his title at the Players Championship and won the Masters for the second time (2022, 2024). In doing so, he became the first player to win the Players, a major championship and the FedEx Cup in the same season. Scheffler also won the Tour Championship and captured four titles at signature events: Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, the Memorial Tournament and Travelers Championship.
His seven-win season marked the first time a player won seven or more times in a single season since Woods in 2007. Throughout the entire season, Scheffler maintained his No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he has occupied since May 21, 2023 (82 straight weeks). In total, Scheffler recorded a Tour-best 16 top-10s in 19 starts and did not miss a cut.
Scheffler’s season also included a gold medal, winning the men’s Olympic golf competition in his Olympic debut, and a victory for the United States at the Presidents Cup.
For the second consecutive season, Scheffler also received the Byron Nelson Award for recording the lowest scoring average on Tour in 2024 (68.65).
Player of the Year is determined by a member vote, with Tour members who played in at least 15 events during the 2024 season eligible to vote. The voting period ran from November 25 through December 4.
Source: Golfweek https://ift.tt/l15HZV8