PONTE VEDRA BEACH – (Staff and wire service report) – Newly crowned PGA Tour/FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay of the United States and World No. 1 ranked Jon Rahm of Spain lead a group of five players nominated for 2020-21 PGA Tour Player of the Year honors. Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English and Collin Morikawa are also nominated for the Jack Nicklaus Award.
Garrick Higgo and Will Zalatoris are the two nominees for PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors, also known as the Arnold Palmer Award.
Winners are determined by PGA Tour player voting. Players who competed in at least 15 official FedExCup events during the 2020-21 season are eligible to vote through September 10th with the announcement forthcoming.