Golf Writers Association of America names Rory McIlroy as best golfer
The Golf Writers Association of America will soon be giving its consensus on the best male player, with most of the golf writers have already branded Rory McIlroy the best player.
Rory McIlroy was the talk of the year throughout the 2012 season. He has brought a lot of personality to the fairways with his elegant stroke play.
McIlroy won his second major championship title during the course of his season. In addition to this, he won numerous tournaments in Europe and the Professional Golf Association Tour.
The Northern Irish golfer turned professional in 2007.
He currently plays on both, the European and the PGA Tour, and has won six title on the PGA Tour and five titles on the European Tour.
McIlroy has two major championships under his belt, with the PGA Championship on his shelf. He also has the U.S. Open title to his name, which he won last year.
The young gun is considered to be one of the biggest names of golf in the world at the moment, and is the top-ranked golfer according to the official golf rankings.
The 23-year-old star has ten professional wins to his credit but the year 2012 has proved to be the most successful year of his career so far.
During the course of the year, the Northern Irishman was showered with awards because of all that he achieved.
He was named the PGA Tour leading money winner, the PGA Tour Player of the Year, the PGA Player of the year, and Byron Nelson award. The list of his success continues.
Out of the 194 votes cast by the Golf Writers Association of America, McIlroy received 190. The four remaining votes went in favour of the FedEx Cup Champion, Brandt Snedeker, and a single
vote for Tiger Woods.
The Golf Writers Association of America said that Stacy Lewis leads the female golf by clinching 79% of the votes.
The senior category winner was the two-time major championship winner, Roger Chapman, who got 60% of the votes.
The honour given to the Northern Irishman will just add up to the long list of awards he received this year.
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