Xander Schauffele had an outstanding 2024 season, but even he knows the Player of the Year award is not his. Since 1990, when the PGA Tour established the Player of the Year Award —now known as the Jack Nicklaus Award—eight players have won multiple major championships in a given season.

Site: Chiba, Japan. Course: Accordia Golf Narashino CC. Yardage: 7,079. Par: 70. Prize money: $8.5 million. Winner’s share: $1.53 million. Television: Wednesday-Saturday, 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Collin Morikawa. FedEx Cup champion: Scottie Scheffler. Last week: J.T. Poston won the Shriners Children’s Open.

The World No.2 won two Major championships over the past 12 months, but even still, he admitted Scottie Scheffler stood head and shoulders above the