Cantlay Wins PGA Tour Player Of The Year Award Over Rahm

AP -- Patrick Cantlay is the players' choice as PGA Tour player of the year. It's another big step for the 29-year-old from California. Cantlay was the No. 1 amateur in the world who once shot 60 on the PGA Tour while in college. Then he was out for three years with a back injury that nearly ended his career.

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And now he has the Jack Nicklaus Award after a vote of the players. The PGA Tour does not release vote totals or even say how many players voted. Cantlay presumably won the award in a tight race with Jon Rahm.