Fans always have their favorite athletes at the top, irrespective of how they have performed during the season. Something similar has happened between the two American professional golfers, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele. Both pros have had a great 2024 season with record-setting stats. On one side, Schauffele won two majors, including the Open and the PGA Championship. He won it in the same year, a decade after Rory McIlroy’s 2014 win.

On the other hand, the world No. 1, with his exceptional year, won 8 events, including the Masters Tournament. For the 2024 PGA Tour Player of the Year, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Xander Schauffele were nominated. However, fans and fellow professionals shared preferences by praising their favorites for the particular season. Following on to it, during a recent podcast at GOLF’s Subpar, Joel Dahmen was seen praising Scheffler for his spectacular year.

While praising the world no. 1, he compared his season to the Tiger Woods era. For this, he said during the podcast, “It’s the best season since Tiger era”, adding, “Xander had an unbelievable year obviously winning two majors but like every single week Scottie is on the leaderboard.” Continuing it, he shared how the competition in today’s time is so deep and how Scottie Scheffler has been playing the hardest and the best courses with consistent finishes.

Following the season’s conclusion, Scottie Scheffler was awarded the PGA Tour Player of the Year. He joined the list with the most consecutive wins, along with Tiger Woods, by winning it for the third straight year. This recognition is chosen based on the votes of the members, which were in favor of Scheffler with 91% votes. However, even after the majority votes, fans were seen debating for their favorite players on social media.

How were fans supporting Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler on social media?

Fans were seen supporting Schauffele and Scheffler even after the Player of the Year title. One of the posts on X shared how shocking it is for them. In the comments section, other users have also joined, sharing their take on this. One of the users shared two polls where he asked fellow users about their pick for the player of the year, which showed unique stats.

After Schauffele’s win in The Open, the poll had 49% votes for Xander Schauffele’s side. However, this changed totally after Scheffler won the Olympics. The stats were 90% on Scheffler’s side, while only 10% voted for Schauffele. Even other users commented with “Recount! Recount!,” while some shared shocked GIFs. It seems fans were not expecting this result even after an exceptional season of Scottie Scheffler.

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