Jim Furyk was awarded the PGA Player of the Year title for the first time, while Matt Kuchar scooped two awards.
Furyk nets Player of the Year, Kuchar wins money list and averages
Jim Furyk was awarded the PGA Player of the Year title for the first time, while Matt Kuchar scooped two awards for topping the official money list and lowest scoring average.
Furyk won three times during the season including the Tour Championship in September that also gave him the whopping $10 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup.
Kuchar even outdid the steady Furyk in the consistency stakes, with 11 top-10 finishes from 26 starts, putting him top of the money list on $4,910,477 to win the Arnold Palmer Award.
Consistent scoring also saw him claim the Byron Nelson Award for low adjusted scoring average, with him covering 18 holes in an average of 69.61, just 0.05 ahead of Steve Stricker.
Both of the awards won by Kuchar had been claimed by Tiger Woods 12 months ago, but his personal problems and a winless year have seen him fall from grace, and from his number one spot in the rankings.
Overwhelmed
"For me to go from a guy that just wanted to keep his card a few years ago, to winning the Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer Awards is pretty overwhelming," Kuchar said in a statement.
"It will be tough to follow this year up. You can go out and shoot a 62 but it's hard to follow up that 62 the next day with another great round. That's how I'm looking at next year. It will be quite a challenge."
Furyk scooped the major PGA Player of the Year award after his first season with three wins and finishing just behind Kuchar on the official money list on $4,809,622.
"A special moment and a special year," said Furyk, who ended his season with earnings of $4,809,622. "I've never had a three-win season before."
It is only the third time in 12 years that Woods has not won the Player of the Year award, which illustrates just what a low season it has been for the 14-time major winner.
Woods spent five months in self-imposed exile from golf, and finished in 68th on the money list, just the second time he has been outside the top four, on $1,294,765 after playing just 12 events and failing to claim a tournament victory.
