Staff Reporter.
Scottie Scheffler has been named PGA Tour Player of the Year as he won the Jack Nicklaus Award for a second consecutive year.
Scheffler is the first back-to-back winner of the Jack Nicklaus Award since Tiger Woods won three times in a row from 2005-2007.
The Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards are determined by a member vote, with PGA Tour members who played in at least 15 official FedExCup events during the 2022-23 season eligible to vote.
Scheffler received 38 per cent of the vote for the Jack Nicklaus Award and was selected over four other nominees: Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm.
Scheffler successfully defended his Phoenix Open title and won the Players Championship by five shots during the 2022-23 campaign.
In 23 starts, 2022 Masters champion Scheffler finished in the top five 13 times.
He also set a new PGA Tour record for the most official money earned in a single season at £16.5m, breaking his own record of $11m set in 2022.
Eric Cole, the only rookie to advance to the 2023 BMW Championship, has been announced as the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, receiving the Arnold Palmer Award.
Cole recorded two runner-up finishes on the season, including the 2023 Cognizant Classic (lost in a play-off) and the 2023 Zozo Championship.
Cole received 51 per cent of the vote for the Arnold Palmer Award and was selected over three other nominees: Ludvig Åberg, Nico Echavarria and Vincent Norrman.