"World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, whose six victories in 2025 included the PGA Championship and Open Championship, won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the PGA Tour Player of the Year. Scheffler, 29, is the first golfer since Tiger Woods (1999-2003) to win the award in four consecutive seasons. Remarkably, Scheffler finished first in 30% of his 20 starts this past season, was in the top 10 in 17 events and in the top 25 in all of them."
"South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter, who survived a playoff at the Rocket Classic in Detroit to become the PGA Tour's ninth-youngest champion since the start of the 1983 season, was named the Arnold Palmer Award winner as the Rookie of the Year. "On behalf of the PGA Tour, congratulations to Scottie Scheffler on being named PGA Tour Player of the Year and Aldrich Potgieter on earning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors for 2025," PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said in a statement."
Scottie Scheffler was named PGA Tour Player of the Year after winning six tournaments in 2025, including the PGA Championship and the Open Championship. Scheffler, 29, became the first golfer since Tiger Woods (1999–2003) to win the award four consecutive seasons. Scheffler won 30% of his 20 starts, posted 17 top-10 finishes and finished inside the top 25 in every start. He also captured the Byron Nelson Award for best scoring average (68.131) for a third straight season and led the Tour in scoring average in all four rounds. Aldrich Potgieter earned Rookie of the Year after becoming the PGA Tour's ninth-youngest champion. PGA Tour members with at least 15 events voted Dec. 4–12.
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