This season saw the advent of the Signature events with purses of $20 million. They were an attempt to keep more players from defecting to the rival LIV and the top players were required to attend. The PGA Tour rewarded the big names that remained with eight limited field, huge purse events and gave fans a reason to watch. The Signature events were, The Sentry, AT&T Pebble Beach, The Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Wells Fargo, the Memorial and the Travelers Championship. Four were won by Scottie Scheffler with Rory McIlroy, Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama Signature Events and Chris Kirk capturing the remaining four events. This seems to have been a workable strategy for the PGA Tour and will continue in 2025. donned a second Green Jacket, in April, after winning The PLAYERS in March. In addition, he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, The Memorial and the Travelers, all four were Signature events. He made the cut in all 16 events he entered this year and amassed 14 top ten finishes. He has a huge lead in the FedEx Cup point standings and has earned over $28 million this year. It appears that the Player of the Year race will come down to these two players and the winner will be determined by their respective performances in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Who is the Player of the Year? One of the decisions to be made, heading into the FedEx Cup Playoffs, is who will be named Player of the Year? By winning both the PGA Championship and The OPEN Championship last month at Royal Troon, Xander Schauffele may have the edge in the voting. Scottie Scheffler has been the number one ranked player in the world for nearly two years and won six events this year. He
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