Every PGA Tour Player Of The Year Winner Since 1990

The PGA Tour Player of the Year title, known as the Jack Nicklaus Award, has been handed out since 1990

Scottie Scheffler holds the PGA Tour Player of the Year trophy
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PGA Tour players have a number of prestigious trophies to play for each season, and arguably the biggest is the Jack Nicklaus Award.

It might not come with a financial benefit, but if you win the award of PGA Tour Player of the Year it means you've had a year to savor.

Unlike the LPGA Tour Player of the Year award, there is no set criteria for the PGA Tour's POY, which is voted for by PGA Tour players themselves. Members who have played in at least 15 tournaments can cast their vote as to who they believe deserves to be crowned Player of the Year.

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The award dates back to 1990, and Tiger Woods has unsurprisingly won it the most times. The 15-time Major champion has been voted Player of the Year an incredible 11 times - which is eight times more than his closest challenger Rory McIlroy.

This year's POY is set to be World No.1 Scottie Scheffler or No.2 Xander Schauffele. The winner will be announced towards the end of the year or maybe even in early 2025.

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PGA Tour Player of the Year winners
Year Player of the Year
1990 Wayne Levi
1991 Fred Couples
1992 Fred Couples (2)
1993 Nick Price
1994 Nick Price (2)
1995 Greg Norman
1996 Tom Lehman
1997 Tiger Woods
1998 Mark O'Meara
1999 Tiger Woods (2)
2000 Tiger Woods (3)
2001 Tiger Woods (4)
2002 Tiger Woods (5)
2003 Tiger Woods (6)
2004 Vijay Singh
2005 Tiger Woods (7)
2006 Tiger Woods (8)
2007 Tiger Woods (9)
2008 Padraig Harrington
2009 Tiger Woods (10)
2010 Jim Furyk
2011 Luke Donald
2012 Rory McIlroy
2013 Tiger Woods (11)
2014 Rory McIlroy (2)
2015 Jordan Spieth
2016 Dustin Johnson
2017 Justin Thomas
2018 Brooks Koepka
2019 Rory McIlroy (3)
2020 Dustin Johnson (2)
2021 Patrick Cantlay
2022 Scottie Scheffler
2023 Scottie Scheffler (2)
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Most PGA Tour Player of the Year wins
Player Number of PGA Tour POY titles
Tiger Woods 11
Rory McIlroy 3
Fred Couples 2
Nick Price 2
Dustin Johnson 2
Scottie Scheffler 2
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He covered the 2022 and 2025 Masters from Augusta National and was there by the 18th green to watch Rory McIlroy complete the career grand slam. He has also covered five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews.