Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tiger Woods | United States |
PGA Player of the Year | Tiger Woods | United States |
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Tiger Woods | United States |
Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy) | Jim Furyk | United States |
Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award) | Tiger Woods | United States |
Rookie of the Year | Trevor Immelman | South Africa |
Comeback Player of the Year | Steve Stricker | United States |
Notes
- Tiger Woods was the PGA Tour Player of the Year for the eighth time, and for the second consecutive year
- Tiger Woods was the Money Winner for the seventh time, and for the second consecutive year
- Tiger Woods won the Byron Nelson Award for the seventh time, and for the second consecutive year
- Tiger Woods won the three most prestigious awards given by the PGA Tour (Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Byron Nelson Awards) in the same year for the sixth time
- Although Woods had a significantly lower adjusted scoring average than Furyk (68.11 to Furyk's 68.86), Woods had taken several weeks off earlier in the season to mourn his father's death and was 5 rounds short of the 60-round requirement to win the Vardon Trophy. The Byron Nelson Award requires only 50 rounds for eligibility.
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