Scottie Scheffler received the PGA Tour’s Jack Nicklaus Award for the third consecutive season, becoming a member of Tiger Woods as the one gamers to perform that feat.
Scheffler acquired 91% of the membership vote, incomes participant of the 12 months over two-time main winner Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy.
The world No. 1 captured seven PGA Tour titles in 2024, together with the Masters Match, The Gamers Championship, the Tour Championship and 4 signature occasions. His victory at East Lake additionally secured the season-long FedExCup title.
Moreover, Scheffler received gold on the Paris Olympics and earned greater than $60 million in official earnings and bonuses.
“On behalf of the PGA Tour, congratulations to Scottie Scheffler on a really historic season, capped off along with his first FedExCup title and in the present day a 3rd consecutive Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA Tour participant of the 12 months,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan mentioned in an announcement.
Schauffele, the PGA and Open champion, is the primary participant to win two majors in a season and never be voted participant of the 12 months for the reason that award started in 1990 (Nick Faldo received the Masters and Open in ’90, however was not a Tour member).
Scheffler is the second participant in Tour historical past to win this peer-voted honor on three straight events. Woods did so from 1999-2003 and once more from 2005-07.
“There’s actually just one Tiger,” Scheffler mentioned on a convention name. “I’m making an attempt to get the very best out of myself and that’s actually all I’m centered on. I’m not chasing data or chasing historical past or something like that, I’m simply making an attempt to day in and time out proceed to enhance slightly bit, simply go on the market and compete, have enjoyable.”
Scheffler, Woods (11 instances, most not too long ago in 2013) and Rory McIlroy (2012, ’14, ’19) are the one gamers to have received the Nicklaus award thrice of their profession.