{"id":1036266,"date":"2026-09-01T04:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1036266\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T04:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:12:19","slug":"justin-thomas-has-made-his-mind-up-on-the-pga-tour-player-of-the-year-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1036266\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Thomas has made his mind up on the PGA Tour Player of the Year race"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Justin Thomas had to watch the Tour Championship at East Lake from home after a fairly underwhelming 2026 PGA Tour season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thomas underwent back surgery in November, and he didn\u2019t return to action until March at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky, will be determined to grind as hard as possible on his game throughout the off-season, and come back in 2027 with a fresh impetus to succeed.<\/p>\n

Justin Thomas<\/a> would have hated the fact that he wasn\u2019t in the Tour Championship<\/a> field, and that should drive him on to return to his very best as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

\"JustinPhoto by Warren Little\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Before the Tour Championship began on Thursday, Thomas suggested Wyndham Clark was leading the Player of the Year race ahead of Scottie Scheffler<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Scheffler<\/a>\u2018s win at East Lake on Sunday completely changed things.<\/p>\n

Justin Thomas decides on his PGA Tour Player of the Year<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, it was put to Thomas that had any other player enjoyed the season that Scheffler has, the Player of the Year race would be a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n

However, the two-time major winner didn\u2019t agree, taking to his X account<\/a> to give his opinion on the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisagree with this take personally,\u201c he said. <\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s more to me of 3 wins vs 2, with one of the 3 being a playoff event and a major. That\u2019s so huge.<\/p>\n

\"JustinPhoto by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cKnowing Scottie, he will go win this week and the conversation will be over and Scottie (deservingly) wins in a landslide haha.\u201c<\/p>\n

And after Scheffler\u2019s win at the Tour Championship on Sunday, Thomas took to his X account once again to congratulate the world number one on being the best player on the PGA Tour this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cGonna go ahead and bump this,\u201c Thomas joked.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongrats to Scottie on another FedEx Cup trophy and ending that Player of the Year debate quickly!\u201c<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler is on another level<\/p>\n

Scheffler has been totally dominant on the PGA Tour in 2026.<\/p>\n

He ended his season with three wins in 20 starts, including two playoff events.<\/p>\n

Scheffler amassed 13 top-5 finishes in 2026, 19 top-25s and missed just one cut over in Scotland.<\/p>\n

In addition to those ridiculously consistent finishes, the 30-year-old from Dallas finished inside the top 10 in all of the key statistical categories on the PGA Tour in 2026.<\/p>\n

Scheffler was ranked 1st in strokes gained total, 2nd in strokes gained approach, 5th in strokes gained off the tee, 6th in strokes gained putting, 8th in strokes gained around the green and 1st in scrambling.<\/p>\n

The world number one is genuinely a complete golfer and there is no doubt at all that he will end his career as one of the best golfers ever to have graced the game.<\/p>\n

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