Patrick Cantlay was the PGA Tour Player of Year Award winner, which is a vote of the circuit’s membership, but it was Collin Morikawa who received the player-of-the-year nod from the golf writers.
The Golf Writers Association of America announced Thursday that Morikawa has won the association’s Male Player of the Year award, while Nelly Korda was voted the Female player of the year and Phil Mickelson won the Senior Player of the Year award.
Morikawa – a two-time winner in 2021 including the Open Championship, his second major victory – received 48% of the GWAA vote while world No.