Scottie Scheffler sends heartwarming message to address his most recent accolade

Scottie Scheffler capped a historic 2024 PGA Tour season by winning the Player of the Year award. The award is voted on by the Tour's players, and Scheffler received 91 percent of the ballots cast.

Scheffler used his Instagram stories to send an emotional message of thanks. The post included a video showing footage of the world number one's wins throughout the season, as well as the following text:

"Honored and grateful to be the 2024 PGA Tour Player of the Year"

Image via Instagram @scottie.scheffler

This is the third time Scottie Scheffler has won the Jack Nicklaus Trophy as the PGA Tour's Player of the Year. All three occasions were consecutive (2021, 2022, 2023).

Scheffler joins Tiger Woods as the only player to win the award in three or more consecutive seasons. Woods did it twice, once in five consecutive seasons and once in three, with only one season in between separating the feats.

Scottie Scheffler competed for the award against Xander Schauffele, who won two majors during the season, and Rory McIlroy, who won two tournaments, including a Signature Event. Upon receiving the award, Scheffler had this to say (via PGA Tour News Service):

"It's tough to compare seasons but I think in terms of the amount of tournaments I won and with having a major championship, THE PLAYERS and the Olympics, I think when you look across the whole season I think it's the best golf that I've played in my career."

The current World No. 1's most recent victory only solidifies his position as one of the modern greats of the sport. When we look back at his season, what is even more baffling is that Scheffler has managed a consistent spell of performances at some of the most competitive tournaments possible.

Scottie Scheffler's 2024 Season Summary

Scottie Scheffler during the final round of The Presidents Cup golf tournament.- Source: Imagn

Scottie Scheffler won seven PGA Tour events in the 2024 season. No player had won seven or more events since Tiger Woods in 2007. Only Scheffler, Woods, and Vijay Singh have won that many events in a single season since the start of the so-called "Modern Era."

In addition, all of Scheffler's victories came in tournaments at the highest level. He won the Masters Tournament (the second major of his career), the Players Championship (considered the 5th major), the TOUR Championship, and four Signature Events.

The world number one had two more victories during the season, the gold medal at the Paris Olympics and the Hero World Challenge.

This is a summary of Scheffler's results in 2024:

• The Sentry T5
• The American Express T17
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am T6
• WM Phoenix Open T3
• The Genesis Invitational T10
• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard 1
• THE PLAYERS Championship 1
• Texas Children's Houston Open T2
• Masters Tournament 1
• RBC Heritage 1
• PGA Championship T8
• Charles Schwab Challenge T2
• the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 1
• U.S. Open T41
• Travelers Championship P1
• The Open Championship T7
• Men’s Olympic Golf Competition 1
• FedEx St. Jude Championship 4
• BMW Championship T33
• TOUR Championship 1
• Hero World Challenge 1

Scheffler also topped the money list with $29.2 million in official earnings (not including other winnings such as the FedEx Cup bonus).