Xander Schauffele joins Scottie Scheffler as candidate for PGA Tour player of the year
Xander Schauffele of the United States gestures to the stands as he walks from the 18th green following his final round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in Troon, Scotland, on July 21, 2024.The FedEx Cup is as meaningful as ever, a three-tournament stretch in August that could go a long way toward deciding who gets the players’ vote for PGA Tour player of the year.
It’s easy to look at Sunday at Royal Troon when Schauffele played what he called “the best round of my life.” In a wind that made the rough look thicker, the pot bunkers deeper and the gorse bushes even more prickly, Schauffele played bogey-free for a 65 in which he missed only two greens, none on the back nine.
The six wins are the most in a season since Tom Watson in 1980, and the most before the calendar turned to July since Arnold Palmer in 1962. That’s not easily overlooked, particularly since Scheffler has had only two finishes out of the top 10 – a tie for 17th at The American Express in the California desert and a tie for 41st in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.
There is also history on Scheffler’s side. He was chosen last year over Jon Rahm, the Masters champion who had four wins to only two by Scheffler. The difference was Scheffler being so statistically powerful that he won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average. It took him until July to have a result worse than 12th.
Schauffele isn’t getting enough credit for making the cut in 52 consecutive PGA Tour events. He is assured of getting to 55 through the end of the season, sixth on the all-time list .Both will be in the Olympics outside Paris next week. A gold medal still doesn’t have the weight of a silver trophy or a green jacket. But it would embellish a big year.
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