PGA Player of the Year
See a complete list of PGA Champions. The 2019 PGA Player of the Year and PGA Tour Player of the Year is American golfer Rory McIlroy.
Fast Facts:
- PGA stands for Professional Golf Association.
- Tour players compete for two player of the year awards, The PGA Player of the Year and the PGA Tour Player of the year award.
- Since 1982 The Player of the year award has been selected using a points system with points awarded for wins, money list position and scoring average.
- The PGA tour award is based on a vote by PGA Tour members.
- The PGA Player of the Year award dates back to 1948 and is awarded by the PGA of America while the PGA Tour Player of the Year award also known as the Jack Nicklaus Trophy, is administered by the PGA Tour.
PGA Champions:
| Year | PGA Player of the Year | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| 2019 | Rory McIlroy | Rory McIlroy |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka | Brooks Koepk |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | Justin Thomas |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson | Dustin Johnson |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | Jordan Spieth |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy | Rory McIlroy |
| 2013 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy | Rory McIlroy |
| 2011 | Luke Donald | Luke Donald |
| 2010 | Jim Furyk | Jim Furyk |
| 2009 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington | Pádraig Harrington |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | Vijay Singh |
| 2003 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 1998 | Mark O\’Meara | Mark O\’Meara |
| 1997 | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman | Tom Lehman |
| 1995 | Greg Norman | Greg Norman |
| 1994 | Nick Price | Nick Price |
| 1993 | Nick Price | Nick Price |
| 1992 | Fred Couples | Fred Couples |
| 1991 | Corey Pavin | Fred Couples |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo | Wayne Levi |
| 1989 | Tom Kite | |
| 1988 | Curtis Strange | |
| 1987 | Paul Azinger | |
| 1986 | Bob Tway | |
| 1985 | Lanny Wadkins | |
| 1984 | Tom Watson | |
| 1983 | Hal Sutton | |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | |
| 1979 | Tom Watson | |
| 1978 | Tom Watson | |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | |
| 1976 | Jack Nicklaus | |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus | |
| 1974 | Johnny Miller | |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus | |
| 1972 | Jack Nicklaus | |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino | |
| 1970 | Billy Casper | |
| 1969 | Orville Moody | |
| 1968 | No award | |
| 1967 | Jack Nicklaus | |
| 1966 | Billy Casper | |
| 1965 | Dave Marr | |
| 1964 | Ken Venturi | |
| 1963 | Julius Boros | |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer | |
| 1961 | Jerry Barber | |
| 1960 | Arnold Palmer | |
| 1959 | Art Wall, Jr. | |
| 1958 | Dow Finsterwald | |
| 1957 | Dick Mayer | |
| 1956 | Jack Burke, Jr. | |
| 1955 | Doug Ford | |
| 1954 | Ed Furgol | |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | |
| 1952 | Julius Boros | |
| 1951 | Ben Hogan | |
| 1950 | Ben Hogan | |
| 1949 | Sam Snead | |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan |
