Why Wyndham Clark deserves PGA Tour Player of the Year, LIV Golf's final hoorah, and Scottie Scheffler's money

Wyndham Clark picked up his third win of 2026 on Sunday after flipping a switch down the stretch at the BMW Championship and fending off Rory McIlroy.

With the victory, the PGA Tour Player of the Year debate has become a legitimate one for the first time in four years.

With the POY chatter at full volume, it's worth mentioning that two things can be true at once: being the best player on the planet doesn't make you the player of the year, and being the player of the year doesn't mean you're the best player on the planet.

We'll get more in-depth on that down below, but spoiler: I think Clark has done plenty to end Scottie Scheffler's four-year streak of taking home POY honors.

While Clark was out playing McIlroy at Bellerive Country Club - a major championship venue - Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, and Michael La Sasso were battling at LIV Golf Indianapolis at The Club at Chatham Hills, a non-major championship venue.

The potentially final chapter of LIV's story being closed out with La Sasso besting the two biggest LIV stars was certainly a scene.

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The PGA Tour Player of the Year award isn't all that significant in the grand scheme of things.

Approximately 99.9% of the golf world won't look back in five years and be able to name the player who took home the honors in 2026, yet that same crowd would be able to tell you who won the Masters 30 years ago.

The POY award does, however, create debate and discussion, two things we humans in sports love more than anything; therefore, we have to get into it.

Scottie Scheffler is the best golfer in the world.

Nobody in their right mind would debate that statement, but that doesn't mean that he's put together the best year, and after his win at the BMW on Sunday, Clark is the one who (currently) owns that title.

Scottie Scheffler's 2026 highlights : Two wins, The American Express and the FedEx St.