Scottie Scheffler in a landslide to win PGA Tour player of the year for third straight time
Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year in a vote that had about as much drama as some of his victories
Scottie Scheffler added another trophy to his awesome display Tuesday when he won the Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA Tour player of the year in a landslide, joining Tiger Woods as the only players to win the award three straight times.
Scheffler won 91% of the vote from players and appeared to be the obvious choice given the victories he piled up, including an Olympic gold medal when he shot 62 on the final day.
His seven PGA Tour wins included a second Masters title, and he became the first repeat winner of The Players Championship. He also won the Tour Championship to claim the FedEx Cup. His other four wins were all signature events against the strongest fields — Bay Hill and Memorial, Hilton Head and Hartford.
While no one could match that year, there was the question of how players would view Xander Schauffele's rare feat of winning two majors in one year, at the PGA Championship and the British Open. Scheffler's standard was too much to overlook.
