World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, whose seven victories on tour this previous season had been probably the most since Tiger Woods in 2007, received the Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA Tour Participant of the Yr.
Scheffler, who received 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 respect in three consecutive seasons.
“On behalf of the PGA Tour, congratulations to Scottie Scheffler on a very historic season, capped off together with his first FedExCup title and right now a 3rd consecutive Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA Tour Participant of the Yr,” commissioner Jay Monahan stated in a press release Tuesday. “Scottie took on challenges from the most effective gamers on the planet on the most important levels 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 received 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 night time.
“There’s actually just one Tiger, that is simply form of it,” he stated. “I am attempting to get the most effective out of myself and that is actually all I am centered on. I am not chasing information or chasing historical past or something like that, I am simply attempting to day in and day trip proceed to enhance slightly 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 response to the PGA Tour, Scheffler obtained 91% of the vote by his friends. Xander Schauffele, who received the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, and Rory McIlroy had been the opposite golfers who obtained votes.
PGA Tour members who competed in no less than 15 tournaments had been eligible to vote on the award from Nov. 25 to Dec. 4.
The consequence 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 serious championship and the FedEx Cup in the identical season.
The 28-year-old additionally received titles at 4 signature occasions towards elite fields: Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Memorial Match and Vacationers Championship. He had a tour-best 16 top-10 finishes in 19 begins and did not miss a minimize.
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 powerful to match seasons, however I believe by way of the quantity of tournaments I received and with having a serious championship, The Gamers and the Olympics, I believe once you look throughout the entire season I believe it is the most effective golf that I’ve performed in my profession,” Scheffler stated. “Take a look at a 12 months like 2022, I received quite a bit at first of the 12 months, however I wasn’t capable of 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 capable of get a ton of wins out of it. I nonetheless received thrice final 12 months, however it felt like I left some left some there that I might have received.
“Then this 12 months I felt like there’s possibly solely a pair occasions that I actually had a great likelihood of successful that I did not and for probably the most half this 12 months I felt like I capitalized on these alternatives and made the putts once they actually mattered.”
Scheffler additionally obtained the Byron Nelson Award for having the bottom scoring common on tour (68.65). He completed first in photographs gained: complete (2.496) and strategy (1.269) and was second off the tee (.816).
“I believe the most important factor that I see is that he is all the time attempting to get higher,” Kim stated Sunday. “Regardless of successful 9 occasions this 12 months, he is all the time discovering little methods, and I believe it is actually, actually cool to see and you may take quite a bit from that. He wins 95% of the time.”
