Overview
- Eligible PGA Tour members voted via the new PGA Tour Central platform from December 4–12, with Scheffler topping fellow nominees Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Ben Griffin; vote totals were not disclosed.
- Scheffler's 2025 season included six victories with major titles at the PGA Championship (Quail Hollow) and The Open (Royal Portrush), a Tour-best 17 top-10 finishes and no missed cuts.
- He won the Byron Nelson Award for a third straight year with a 68.131 scoring average and became the first since 2000 to lead the Tour’s scoring average in all four rounds.
- After a Christmas hand injury delayed his start, Scheffler’s first win came in May at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, where he tied the PGA Tour 72-hole record at 31-under 253.
- South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter was named Rookie of the Year after winning the Rocket Classic, leading driving distance at 325 yards and becoming the only rookie to make the FedExCup Playoffs, and he is the third South African to claim the award.