PGA Tour Rookie of the Year 2009-2018 Quiz

Answer: 2018

Aaron Wise was born in South Africa. He was promoted to the PGA Tour for the 2018 season following his win at the Air Capital Classic on the Web.com Tour in 2017. Wise followed that up with four top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour in 2018 including a victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson. He was also the only rookie to advance to the Tour Championship during the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Answer: 2009

Marc Leishman is an Australian golfer and became a professional in 2005. He became the first Australian to capture the Rookie of the Year award on the PGA Tour. His 2009 season was successful as he managed to get into the top-10 three times which included a second place finish at the BMW Championship. At the end of his rookie season he ended up 53rd on the money list.

Answer: 2017

Xander Schauffele (USA) first played on the PGA Tour in 2017. During his rookie year he was able to win two events including The Greenbriar Classic and the season ending Tour Championship. Notably, he also finished fifth at the US Open. At year end he ended up third in the FedEx Cup standings.

Answer: 2010

Rickie Fowler is a professional golfer since 2009 and gained his PGA Tour card at year end. In 2010, during his rookie year he played in 28 events and garnered seven top-10 finishes. He did not win in his first year but did finish second in both the Waste Management Open and the Memorial Tournament. Fowler won the Rookie of the Year award in a controversial decision as many thought it should have gone to Rory McIlroy.

Answer: 2011

Keegan Bradley is an American pro golfer since 2008 and graduated to the PGA Tour in 2011 from the Nationwide Tour. In his rookie year he ended up with four top-ten finishes including victories in the HP Byron Nelson Championship and the PGA Championship. He was among only a few golfers to win a major title in his first attempt and the first with a long putter.

Answer: 2016

Emiliano Grillo is an professional golfer from Argentina. He joined the PGA Tour in 2016. He was able to secure his PGA Tour card with a win at the Web.com Tour Championship. In his inaugural season he won the Frys.com Open and a runner-up finish at The Barclays. During 2016 he also fared well in the majors, finishing top-20 in three out of the four.

Answer: 2013

Jordan Spieth (USA) has been on the PGA Tour since 2013. During his rookie year he played in 23 events and had nine top-ten finishes including his first win at the John Deere Classic. He was only among a handful of players to have won a PGA Tour event as a teenager and was also selected to be on the 2013 Presidents Cup team.

Answer: 2015

Daniel Berger is an American pro golfer since 2013 and graduated to the PGA Tour in 2015 after having played on the Web.com Tour. His rookie season proved to be winless but it netted him six top-ten finishes including runner-up at both the Honda Classic and the BMW Championship.

He was the only rookie to make it to the Tour Championship in 2013 and ended up 11th in the FedEx Cup rankings.

Answer: 2012

John Huh is an American professional golfer of Korean descent. He became pro in 2008, played on the Korean Tour and earned his PGA Tour card in 2012 through qualifying school. In his rookie season he was able to garner four top-10 finishes including a win at the Mayakoba Golf Classic during a lengthy playoff. For the year, he ended up 28th on the money list earning him an entry in the 2013 Masters Tournament.

Answer: 2014

Chesson Hadley (USA) became a professional in 2010. He earned his PGA Tour card in 2014 after having graduated from the Web.com Tour in 2013 by finishing third on the money list. His rookie season on the PGA Tour resulted in four top-10 finishes including his first win at the Puerto Rico Open and he also qualified for the FedEx Cup Playoffs.