My random opinion nobody asked for on the POY race. What makes it so interesting to me from talking to different guys about it is how everybody’s definition of what makes a “player of the year” is different. That being said, nobody is right or wrong in that. It’s what is important to that specific person.
Personally, I always view the difference of a good and great season is how many tournaments or majors a person has won.
I think the best way to really debate it is which season would the players themselves actually rather have. Would they rather have more top 5’s, better scoring avg, consistency, wins, etc. Who has played better? Scottie has “played better” than anybody on the planet this season. No doubt. But… I find it hard to believe he would rather have his season (right now, pre Tour Champ) than Wyndhams which includes a major and one more W. A lot of this award also includes recency bias vs the entire season. The timing is important to be fresh in people’s minds vs remembering what may have happened early in the season. At the end of the day…. It’s not like an argument on other items where it’s a clear cut “this or that” kind of answer with stats to back it up. It’s all dependent on what an individual claims most important to make them the POY.
All that being said- what happens at the Tour champ will be a deciding factor on who I vote for personally. Thanks for reading my rant that nobody asked for, everybody carry on with their day 🤣