section_path: Professional career/2020: PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
section_name: 2020: PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
paragraph_text: 2020: PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
  
  In his first start of 2020, Scheffler was tied for the lead alongside Andrew Landry after three rounds at The American Express. A final-round 70 saw Scheffler finish third, three shots behind Landry.
  
  During the suspension of the PGA Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scheffler competed in the Maridoe Samaritan Fund Invitational in April 2020, a tournament organized to raise money for caddies who were unable to work due to the COVID lockdowns. Scheffler shot rounds of 66-74-67 to win the 54-hole event, ahead of Will Zalatoris in second and Viktor Hovland in third, and donated $9,000 to the caddie fund.
  
  In August 2020, Scheffler finished tied for fourth at the 2020 PGA Championship, his first top-10 finish at a major. Two weeks later, Scheffler shot a 12-under 59 at The Northern Trust. His round was the joint second-lowest in PGA Tour history and just the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.
  
  Scheffler was one of two rookies, alongside Hovland, to qualify for the Tour Championship in September 2020. Scheffler finished fifth, receiving a $2.5 million payout. He was named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2019–20 season.
  
  In his first start of 2020, Scheffler was tied for the lead alongside Andrew Landry after three rounds at The American Express. A final-round 70 saw Scheffler finish third, three shots behind Landry.
  
  During the suspension of the PGA Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scheffler competed in the Maridoe Samaritan Fund Invitational in April 2020, a tournament organized to raise money for caddies who were unable to work due to the COVID lockdowns. Scheffler shot rounds of 66-74-67 to win the 54-hole event, ahead of Will Zalatoris in second and Viktor Hovland in third, and donated $9,000 to the caddie fund.
  
  In August 2020, Scheffler finished tied for fourth at the 2020 PGA Championship, his first top-10 finish at a major. Two weeks later, Scheffler shot a 12-under 59 at The Northern Trust. His round was the joint second-lowest in PGA Tour history and just the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.
  
  Scheffler was one of two rookies, alongside Hovland, to qualify for the Tour Championship in September 2020. Scheffler finished fifth, receiving a $2.5 million payout. He was named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2019–20 season.