• Rookies line up for PGA TOUR award

    Aaron Wise
    Wise poses with the AT & T Byron Nelson trophy

    Following the conclusion of the TOUR Championship and the FedExCup Playoffs, nominees for PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year were finalised.

    Rookie of the Year nominees
    Austin Cook, 27

    • Entered 29 events with a victory at The RSM Classic.
    • Finished No. 38 in the FedExCup.
    • Recorded a total of three top-10 finishes among 24 made cuts.
    • 2017 graduate of the Web.com Tour.
    Satoshi Kodaira, 29
    • Entered 18 events with a victory at the RBC Heritage.
    • Finished No. 94 in the FedExCup.
    • Recorded a total of two top-25 finishes among eight made cuts.
    Keith Mitchell, 26
    • Entered 29 events with four top-10s among 21 made cuts.
    • Finished No. 67 in the FedExCup.
    • 2017 graduate of the Web.com Tour.
    Joaquin Niemann, 19
    • Entered 13 events with best result coming at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier (T5).
    • Accumulated 489 non-member FedExCup points to earn full status on TOUR for the 2018-19 season.
    • Recorded a total of four top-10 finishes among nine made cuts.
    Aaron Wise, 22
    • Entered 29 events with a victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson.
    • Finished No. 24 in the FedExCup.
    • Recorded a total of four top-10 finishes among 16 made cuts.
    • 2017 graduate of the Web.com Tour.

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