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The PGA Tour Player of the Year wins the Jack Nicklaus Award and
the honor is determined by vote of the Tour membership. Cantlay
won despite a stellar year from Jon Rahm, who was a finalist
along with Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English and Collin Morikawa.
"The fact that it's voted on by my fellow PGA Tour players, I
think that means a lot to me," Cantlay said Tuesday. "It wasn't
something that I necessarily thought was on the radar middle of
the year, but then I closed really well and played a lot of
really nice golf towards the end."
From a full year off and the verge of retirement in 2016,
Cantlay won the ZOZO Championship, Memorial Tournament and BMW
Championship before closing out the season with the Tour
Championship victory.
"On behalf of the PGA TOUR, I would like to congratulate Patrick
Cantlay on being honored as the 2021 PGA TOUR Player of the
Year," said commissioner Jay Monahan. "Receiving this award
through a member vote reflects the respect his peers have for
Patrick. His play throughout 2020-21 was phenomenal, and in
stepping up to win consecutive FedExCup Playoffs events and the
FedExCup, Patrick was at his best when it mattered most in our
season."
No player has won four tournaments in a season since Justin
Thomas in 2016-17. Cantlay also finished runner-up at The
American Express and had seven top-10 finishes in 24 starts this
season.
Cantlay beat Rahm by one stroke at the Tour Championship and
previously knocked off DeChambeau in a six-hole playoff at the
BMW Championship.
--Field Level Media
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