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Will location beryllium a 2nd consecutive PGA Tour Rookie of nan Year grant victor successful his 30s?
We’re apt to find retired correct aft nan move of nan calendar. Eric Cole, 35, won nan grant past year. He was officially recognized connected nan Wednesday earlier nan 2024 Sentry successful Hawaii. Two of nan finalists this twelvemonth are successful their 30s.
The PGA Tour Rookie of nan Year award, for illustration nan Player of nan Year, is wished by a personnel ballot pinch Tour members who played successful astatine slightest 15 charismatic FedExCup events during nan 2024 play eligible to vote.
If you’re wondering why two-time victor Robert MacIntyre isn’t connected this list, it’s because he’s not eligible. Despite this being his first afloat PGA Tour play — he played 25 times — golfers can’t triumph nan rookie grant if they played much than 7 tournaments successful a erstwhile season. He made 8 starts 2 seasons agone and 13 nan play earlier that.
Below are nan 5 players that nan PGA Tour has identified arsenic finalists.
Matthieu Pavon is presented nan trophy aft winning nan 2024 Farmers Insurance Open astatine Torrey Pines successful La Jolla, California. (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
When Pavon won nan Farmers Insurance Open astatine Torrey Pines successful January, he became nan first Frenchman to triumph connected nan PGA Tour since 1907. He played successful 19 events, made 15 cuts and recorded 4 top-10s. He’s made $5.25 cardinal this season. Pavon, 31, tied for 12th astatine nan Masters and vanished solo 5th astatine nan U.S. Open. He vanished T-17 astatine nan Tour Championship.
Nick Dunlap celebrates sinking a putt connected nan 18th greenish to triumph nan 2024 American Express astatine PGA West successful La Quinta, California. (Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun)
The week aft Pavon won, Nick Dunlap became nan first amateur since 1991 to triumph a PGA Tour event, claiming nan American Express. Dunlap later won arsenic a master astatine nan Barracuda Championship. Still 20, he played successful 23 events successful 2024 but missed 8 cuts. He does person 4 top-10s and 7 top-25s connected nan year. He’s earned $2.93 cardinal successful 2024. Dunlap was T-31 astatine nan BMW Championship, meaning he conscionable missed retired connected a top-30 spot for nan Tour Championship.
Jake Knapp astatine nan 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship astatine TPC Southwind successful Memphis, Tennessee. (Stu Boyd II-The Commercial Appeal)
Knapp is nan 3rd of nan last 5 to person won connected nan PGA Tour successful 2024. Knapp sewage his maiden Tour triumph southbound of nan separator astatine nan Mexico Open astatine Vidanta. In all, he played 22 events, made 17 cuts and tallied 4 top-10s but nary since early May astatine nan CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Knapp, 30, made conscionable awkward of $3.1 cardinal connected nan season.
Michael Thorbjornsen reacts aft hitting his tee changeable connected nan 2nd spread during nan last information of nan 2024 John Deere Classic. (Joseph Cress-USA TODAY Sports)
In May, Thorbjornsen became nan 2nd subordinate successful nan history of nan PGA Tour to gain his Tour rank via PGA Tour University, doing truthful aft a stellar profession astatine Stanford. Just 23, Thorbjornsen played successful 10 events successful 2024 and made nan trim successful 5 of them. He has 2 top-10s including a necktie for 2nd astatine nan John Deere Classic. His net are conscionable much than $1 million.
Alejandro Tosti signs autographs connected nan 18th spread up of nan 2024 PGA Championship astatine Valhalla Golf Club. (Clare Grant/Courier Journal)
Tosti, 28, played successful 25 events successful 2024 but made conscionable 11 cuts. His champion decorativeness was a necktie for 2nd astatine nan Texas Children’s Houston Open. He has earned $1,086,746.
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