McIlroy nominated for PGA Tour Player of the Year award

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Rory McIlroy missed out on a fifth major title but had a strong and consistent year [Getty Images]

Rory McIlroy has been nominated for the PGA Tour Player of the Year award alongside Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.

The Northern Irishman won the Zurich Classic and the Wells Fargo Championship in a strong and consistent year on the circuit that included seven top 10s and only one missed cut in 19 events.

The 35-year-old won the DP World Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic in January to kick-start a year that he rounded off by claiming the DP World Championship and seal top spot in the Race to Dubai for the sixth time.

American Schauffele won the US PGA Championship and The Open – the first two majors of his career.

The 31-year-old did not miss a cut in 22 PGA Tour events and recorded 15 top-10 finishes.

Scheffler won seven of the 19 Tour events he entered, including his second major at the Masters in April.

The American, 28, also claimed gold at the Paris Olympics and was the FedEx Cup winner.

The Player of the Year, which is voted for by fellow PGA Tour members, will receive the Jack Nicklaus Award.

The four nominees for the Arnold Palmer Award, presented to the rookie of the year, are Nick Dunlap, Max Greyserman, Jake Knapp and Matthieu Pavon.

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