{"id":53487,"date":"2026-08-20T17:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/53487\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:43:13","slug":"matt-fitzpatrick-delivers-verdict-on-if-scottie-scheffler-should-be-pga-tour-player-of-the-year-that-is-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/53487\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Fitzpatrick delivers verdict on if Scottie Scheffler should be PGA Tour Player of the Year, ‘That is the truth’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matt Fitzpatrick is on the shortlist of players in contention for the 2026 PGA Tour Player of the Season award.<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick has won three events this season: the Valspar Championship, the RBC Heritage and the Zurich Classic with his brother Alex.<\/p>\n

Chris Gotterup has also won three events, while Wyndham Clark, Cameron Young and Scottie Scheffler have each won twice.<\/p>\n

What separates Scheffler<\/a> from his rivals is that he has consistently contended at the biggest events, even when he has not won.<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick has discussed whether the world number one deserves to be named the PGA Tour<\/a> Player of the Season.<\/p>\n

\"MattPhoto by Alex Slitz\/Getty ImagesMatt Fitzpatrick weighs in on Scottie Scheffler\u2019s Player of the Year case<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick<\/a> was asked whether he cares about winning the Player of the Year award, given he is in the running with two events remaining.<\/p>\n

The Englishman responded: \u201cYeah, definitely. Yeah, absolutely. Obviously it would be amazing to be able to achieve that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think a certain someone (Scottie Scheffler) has sewn it up last week, if I\u2019m honest (laughing).<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, yeah, I think it will be obviously a great opportunity to play well this week and next week to try and put my name back in the hat, but yeah, definitely a lot of weight on that for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

MORE SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER STORIES<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick then explained that Scheffler would likely win the award if the PGA Tour season had already ended.<\/p>\n

How many times do you think Scottie Scheffler will win in 2027? <\/p>\n

He has now won 21 times on the PGA Tour!<\/p>\n

\"FedEx <\/p>\n

Scheffler is currently leading the FedExCup standings with 4,873 points, ahead of Fitzpatrick (3,426 points) in second place.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy guess would be most guys will say Scottie. He\u2019s leading the FedExCup by a lot of points,\u201d Fitzpatrick continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve just made a point that the guy who\u2019s played the best the whole season deserves to be the best player. And right now that is him. That is the truth, so I can\u2019t deny that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will say that I do believe, I know Paul McGinley made a point the other week, it\u2019s like the PGA Tour Player of the Year, not necessarily the world Player of the Year.<\/p>\n

\"ScottiePhoto by Alex Slitz\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Rory\u2019s probably missed out on that a couple times. So obviously there is a little bit of that in there as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut yeah, like I say, the guy who is leading the FedExCup right now is deserving of that as those things stand, I would say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick can still win the Player of the Year award, but he will probably need a victory in one of the last two events to overtake Scheffler.<\/p>\n

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