RIDGELAND, S.C. — Cameron Young, a five-time runner-up this previous season, was named the winner of the Arnold Palmer Award because the PGA Tour’s prime rookie on Wednesday.
Younger, 25, was introduced with the Arnold Palmer Award by previous winner Sungjae Im and Webb Simpson throughout a information convention at Congaree Golf Membership.
The PGA Tour stated Younger, the Sixteenth-ranked participant on the earth, acquired 94% of the vote from his friends and completed forward of Tom Kim and Sahith Theegala.
“It is very particular,” Younger stated. “I do know the namesake, Arnold Palmer, clearly was a large within the sport of golf, and we now have him to thank for lots of what we do immediately, what the PGA Tour is. Simply to be associated to that in some small method could be very cool. I do know we had a really sturdy rookie class and I do know it is voted [for] by my friends, so it is an enormous honor to be considered in that method, simply to form of end the 12 months that method.”
Younger, a former Wake Forest star, completed second on the Sanderson Farms Championship, The Genesis Invitational, Wells Fargo Championship, The Open and Rocket Mortgage Traditional. His 5 runner-up finishes tied for essentially the most by a participant in a single season in the course of the previous 40 years. Vijay Singh additionally achieved the feat in 2003.
Younger completed third on the PGA Championship at Southern Hills in Could, lacking a playoff with eventual winner Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris by 1 stroke. On the one hundred and fiftieth Open Championship at St. Andrews in July, Younger completed solo second, 1 shot behind winner Cameron Smith.
Younger additionally was a part of the successful U.S. crew that defeated the Worldwide crew within the Presidents Cup at Quail Hole.
Younger earned greater than $6.5 million this previous season, essentially the most in a single season by a rookie in PGA Tour historical past. It was $2.2 million greater than the earlier file whole, set by Xander Schauffele in 2016-17.
