Rory McIlroy named PGA Tour Player of the Year

Rory McIlroy has been voted PGA Tour Player of the Year, with John Huh winning the coveted Rookie of the Year accolade

Rory McIlroy
Nick Bonfield
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Rory McIlroy has been voted PGA Tour Player of the Year by his peers in recognition of an outstanding season in America.

The 23-year-old recorded ten top-10 finishes and four victories in 2012, which included a record-breaking eight-shot triumph at the PGA Championship and back-to-back FedEx Cup play-off wins.

He earned $8,074,952 throughout the course of the PGA Tour season to top the money list, and finished second in the FedEx Cup. His year-long scoring average of 68.87 was also the lowest of anyone on tour.

John Huh has also been voted PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.

The 22 year-old was the only rookie to make it into the Tour Championship, finishing 29th in the FedEx Cup and 28th on the Money List with $2,692,113 in earnings.

Huh won his first PGA Tour title at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, where he defeated veteran Robert Allenby in an eight-hole play-off.

"On behalf of the PGA Tour, my congratulations to Rory and John for their outstanding accomplishments this season," said PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem.

"These awards are significant to these players as they are bestowed upon them by their peers, one of the highest compliments a player can receive."

McIlroy was chosen above Jason Dufner, Brandt Snedeker, Bubba Watson and Tiger Woods, while Huh prevailed over Ted Potter Jnr, Charlie Beljan, Jonas Blixt and Bud Cauley.

Nick Bonfield
Nick Bonfield
Features Editor

Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

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