Rory McIlroy insists it’s ‘all to play for’ in the race to be crowned PGA Tour Player of the Year, but who is still in contention for the coveted Jack Nicklaus Award
McIlroy said ahead of the BMW Championship there was 'no chance' he should be considered, despite defending his title at The Masters, but he remains a contender after finishing third behind Wyndham Clark at the BMW Championship.
Scottie Scheffler has won the award - determined by a vote by PGA Tour members - each of the last four seasons and could challenge for a fifth consecutive title, with the world No 1 enjoying another consistent campaign.
Scheffler, Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Gotterup and Cameron Young are all multiple winners on the PGA Tour this season, while others could join to make a late Player of the Year push at the season-ending Tour Championship, live on Your Site.
Victory at the FedExCup finale at East Lake this week could be enough to give one of that quintet the edge ahead of the shortlist being revealed in the autumn, with this season's race shaping up as one of the tightest and most open in recent years.
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Scheffler may not have won as many tournaments as he did in 2025, but he has still enjoyed an excellent year, picking up two victories. His first came at , and his second came in August at the .
What's been most remarkable about Scheffler this season is his consistency. The world No 1 has placed as a runner-up five times on the PGA Tour in 2026, notably becoming the first-ever PGA Tour player to at The Masters, the RBC Heritage and The Cadillac Championship.
McIlroy has won this award three times, and after successfully , he once again finds himself a contender to be crowned the PGA Tour's Player of the Year.
He's played some fantastic golf this season, notably dazzling fans with his incredible distance off the tee at The Open, and has enjoyed some great results too, including a , and and, more recently, securing .
It's been Fitzpatrick's most successful PGA Tour season to date, with the 2022 US Open Champion clinching three PGA Tour victories, while placing as a runner-up twice, notably .
After being denied by Young at TPC Sawgrass, Fitzpatrick went on to win at his next PGA Tour start at , before and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans .
Clark is another player who has enjoyed his most successful season on the PGA Tour, at the BMW Championship.
The American's first victory of the year came , before , with Clark showcasing his incredible putting skills to beat Sam Burns by a shot.
Young picked up the second and third victories of his PGA Tour career in 2026, in March and in May.
He came close to winning his first major championship at The Open in July, where he , in second place.
Gotterup got his 2026 campaign off to a fast start, in January, before he the following month.
The 27-year-old's third win came later in the season at the , making this his most successful season on the PGA Tour yet.
The PGA Tour season reaches its climax at the Tour Championship at East Lake GC, where only the top 30 players in the standings are eligible to compete for the FedExCup and $10m first prize.
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