Scottie Scheffler learned of his PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honor while in quarantine.
A day after the USGA announced that the 24-year-old Texan had tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrawn from the U.S. Open, Scheffler was named the top newcomer for the 2019-20 season as voted on by his peers.
“I had plenty of time at home to digest it,” Scheffler said Wednesday ahead of the Sanderson Farms Championship. “I felt like I had a really solid rookie season. If you had told me that was going to be my results going in, I would have been pleased.