Scottie Scheffler Joined Tiger Woods In Golf History With Latest Accomplishment

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Scottie Scheffler has been named the 2024 PGA Tour Player of the Year. 

"On behalf of the PGA Tour, congratulations to Scottie Scheffler on a truly historic season, capped off with his first FedExCup title and today a third consecutive Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA Tour Player of the Year," PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. "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."

Scheffler has now won the award three years in a row. He's the first golfer since Tiger Woods to accomplish that feat. Woods won the award from 2005-2007. We also can't forget that the 15-time major champion also won the award every year from 1999-2003. 

While there's no doubt Scheffler has work to do in order to catch Woods, he's well on his way to becoming the best golfer of his generation. 

Scheffler started the 2024 season by winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship and the Masters in the span of a month. He also won the RBC Heritage, Memorial Tournament and Travelers Championship before entering the summer. 

Just a few days ago, Scheffler won the Hero World Challenge. That marked his ninth victory of the year. 

"I've been fortunate to get some wins out of some really good golf," Scheffler said. "This was another week where I played really solid and was able to see some nice results from that. Overall, it was a pretty fun year."