Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda nominated for ‘Best Athlete’ at the 2024 ESPYS, Xander Schauffele and Lilia Vu in the mix

Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda have been nominated for two awards each at the 2024 ESPY Awards, the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly. Scheflfer, the World No. 1 is nominated for the "Best Athlete Men's Sports" and "Best Golfer".

In the Best Athlete Men's Sports category, Scheffler is in contention with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes, MLB multi-position star Shohei Ohtani and NHL center Connor McDavid. The last golfer to win the Best Athlete Men's Sports was Tiger Woods. Woods won the award five times in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2008.

Last year, the "Best Male Golfer" and "Best Female Golfer" awards were merged together into the "Best Golfer" category which was won by Scottie Scheffler. Both Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda are nominated for the Best Golfer category this year. They will be competing with Xander Schauffele and Lilia Vu.

World No. 3 Schauffele has been nominated for the first time. He is currently second on the FedExCup standings.

Nelly Korda has also been nominated for Best Athlete Women's Sports and Best Golfer. She'll be competing with Iowa basketballer Caitlin Clark, Tennis player Coco Gauff and Las Vegas Aces player A'ja Wilson.

The ESPN Awards will be telecasted live on Thursday, July 11 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The deadline for fan voting is 5 p.m. ET on July 11.

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A look at the performance of Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda in 2024

Scottie Scheffler has had a sensational year, having already won six tournaments. His first win of the season came at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He went on to win The Players Championship before gracing the green jacket once again at Augusta where the year's first Major, The Masters is held.

He then won the RBC Heritage, Memorial Tournament and Travelers Championship.

Here's a look at Scottie Scheffler's performances this season:

• The Sentry: T5 (66-64-71-66, 267, -25)
• The American Express: T17 (67-66-69-65, 267, -21)
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T6 (69-64-70, 203, -13)
• WM Phoenix Open: T3 (68-66-66-66, 266, -18)
• The Genesis Invitational: T10 (68-70-70-68, 276, -8)
• Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard: 1 (70-67-70-66, 273, -15)
• THE PLAYERS Championship: 1 (67-69-68-64, 268, -20)
• Texas Children's Houston Open: T2 (65-70-66-68, 269, -11)
• Masters Tournament: 1 (66-72-71-68, 277, -11)
• RBC Heritage: 1 (69-65-63-68, 265, -19)
• PGA Championship: T8 (67-66-73-65, 271, -13)
• Charles Schwab Challenge: T2 (72-65-63-71, 271, -9)
• the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday: 1 (67-68-71-74, 280, -8)
• U.S. Open: T41 (71-74-71-72, 288, +8)
• Travelers Championship: 1 (65-64-64-65, 258, -22)

Nelly Korda has won six tournaments too. She won five consecutive tournaments starting from the LPGA Drive On Championship to the Chevron Championship.

Here's a look at Nelly Korda's performances this season:

• Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions: T16 (71-69-72-74, 286, -2)
• LPGA Drive On Championship: 1 (65-67-68-73, 273, -11)
• FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship: 1 (72-67-67-69, 275, -9)
• Ford Championship pres. by KCC: 1 (66-68-69-65, 268, -20)
• T-Mobile Match Play pres. by MGM Rewards: 1 (73-73-69, 215, -1)
• The Chevron Championship: 1 (68-69-69-69, 275, -13)
• Cognizant Founders Cup: T7 (69-66-73-73, 281, -7)
• Mizuho Americas Open: 1 (70-68-65-71, 274, -14)
• U.S. Women's Open pres. by Ally: Missed Cut (80-70, 150, +10)
• Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give: Missed Cut (76-67, 143, -1)
• KPMG Women's PGA Championship: Missed Cut (69-81, 150, +6)