Horschel played in three of the four majors (he missed out on competing in The Masters) and he added the Genesis Scottish Open, BMW PGA, Dunhill Links, Open de France and DP World Tour Championship to his schedule.
The World No.15 has more than just made up the numbers too as he took down Rory McIlroy – much to the disappointment of the majority of fans at Wentworth – to win a second BMW PGA title since 2021 on the famed West Course in Virginia Water, England.
Horschel also nearly took out his first major title with a T2 at The 152nd Open at Royal Troon.
That marked his best major result to date in 43 career appearances.
Meanwhile, runaway World No.1 Scheffler played in just two events outside of his homeland this season – The Open (Scotland) and Olympics (France).
Scheffler went on to win his first Olympic gold medal in Paris this summer, something that reduced him to tears on the podium.
That marked one of eight victories for a dominant Scheffler this season, who was deservedly crowned FedEx Cup champion for the first time.
Elsewhere, World No.2 Schauffele, World No.4 Collin Morikawa and World No.6 Wyndham Clark all played just three events in Europe – Scottish Open, The Open, Olympics.
Schauffele and Morikawa also played outside of the U.S. at the ZOZO Championship in Japan last month – albeit that is not a DP World Tour event – since it’s a tournament close to their hearts as a result of family ties.