Scheffler matches Woods with third PGA Tour award

Scottie Scheffler matched Tiger Woods by becoming the only second man to win the PGA Tour player of the year award in three consecutive seasons.

The American world number one collected his third Jack Nicklaus Award after winning 91% of the vote from his fellow players.

Scheffler won seven titles across the season, including a second Masters title at Augusta National in April.

While Rory McIlroy has won the award on three occasions, Scheffler and Woods are the only two players to have collected it three times in a row.

“I think we’re always looking to compare somebody to Tiger Woods,” said 28-year-old Scheffler after receiving the award.

“I saw it a lot growing up but there’s really only one Tiger – that’s just kind of it.”

Scheffler was the first player to win seven titles in a single season since Woods in 2007.

Woods, 48, has won the award 11 times in his career and he collected it five times in a row between 1999 and 2003, and then won three consecutive awards again from 2005-07.

While the Masters victory was the highlight, Scheffler says he reserved his best golf for his gold medal victory at the Paris Olympics.

“I would say the nine holes that kind of sticks out to me the most maybe would be the back nine at the Olympics,” said the Texan.

“The way that Teddy (caddie Teddy Scott) and I kind of finished off that tournament was pretty cool.”