Scottie Scheffler Secures 4th Consecutive Player of the Year Award
Matching Tiger Woods. Scottie Scheffler caps off a 6-win, 2-major season with his fourth straight Jack Nicklaus Award.
Is there any stopping Scottie Scheffler? For the fourth consecutive year, the 29-year-old Texan has been voted the PGA Tour Player of the Year by his peers, a streak matched only by Tiger Woods in his prime.
A Season for the Ages
Scheffler's 2025 campaign was nothing short of historic:
- 6 Wins: Including prestigious titles at The Memorial and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
- 2 Majors: Victories at the PGA Championship and The Open Championship solidified his status as the undisputed best player in the world.
- Consistency: He missed zero cuts and finished inside the top 10 in 15 consecutive starts.
The Tiger Comparison
Comparisons to Tiger Woods are often hyperbolic, but in Scheffler's case, the numbers back it up. His strokes-gained statistics, particularly from tee-to-green, are hovering in "2000 Tiger" territory. While his putting remains his only occasional weakness, his ball-striking is so superior that he often wins despite it.
As we look ahead to 2026, the question isn't "Who is the favorite?" It's "Can anyone else close the gap?"
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