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World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, whose seven triumphs on visit this past season were the foremost since Tiger Woods in 2007, won the Jack Nicklaus Grant as PGA Visit Player of the Year.
Scheffler, who won a moment green coat at the Aces, a gold award at the Paris Olympics and a FedEx Cup title, is the primary golfer since Woods (2005 to 2007) to win the honor in three continuous seasons.
“On sake of the PGA Visit, congrats to Scottie Scheffler on a genuinely notable season, capped off with his to begin with FedExCup title and nowadays a third continuous Jack Nicklaus Grant as PGA Visit Player of the Year,” commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement Tuesday. “Scottie took on challenges from the most excellent players within the world on the greatest stages all season, and being honored as PGA Visit Player of the Year is the extreme sign of regard from his peers.”
On Sunday, Scheffler won his moment straight title at the Legend World Challenge, an informal competition that Woods has within the Bahamas, which gave Scheffler nine triumphs around the world this year.
Strikingly, Scheffler wrapped up to begin with in 43% of his 21 begins in 2024, counting the Olympics and the Saint. He too was runner-up twice. He made more than $29.2 million in on-course profit this past season.
“It feels pleasant,” Scheffler said Sunday, after he beat Tom Kim by six strokes within the Bahamas. “I’ve been blessed to induce a few wins out of a few truly great golf. This was another week where I played truly strong and was able to see a few pleasant comes about from that. In general, it was a beautiful fun year.”
Concurring to the PGA Visit, Scheffler gotten 91% of the vote by his peers. Xander Schauffele, who won the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, and Rory McIlroy were the other golfers who gotten votes.
PGA Visit individuals who competed in at slightest 15 competitions were qualified to vote on the grant from Nov. 25 to Dec. 4.
The result certainly wasn’t a shock given Scheffler’s dominance in 2024. In expansion to winning the Aces and the Visit Championship, he got to be the primary player to effectively protect his title at the Players Championship. He is the primary golfer to win the Players, a major championship and the FedEx Glass within the same season.
