Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and new LIV Golf recruit Cameron Smith on PGA Player of the Year shortlist

Published 06/09/2022 at 12:11 GMT

The three nominees for the 2022 PGA Tour Player of the Year award have been announced: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and new LIV recruit Cameron Smith. PGA Tour members have until September 9 to vote for their winner of the Jack Nicklaus Award. Scheffler and Smith won a major each this year, while McIlroy - without one since 2014 - won the Fedex Cup.

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Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Cameron Smith have been named as the three contenders for the PGA Tour Player of the Year award.

Despite joining LIV Golf, which means he cannot play on the PGA Tour when the new season begins on September 12, Smith has been included in the shortlist.

The Australian won The 150th Open at St Andrews to win his first major as well as posting the lowest 72-hole total in PGA Tour history when he won the Sentry Tournament of Champions in January.

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Smith announced his move to join LIV Golf at the start of this month and is the highest-ranked PGA player to add his name to the list of stars that have signed up to the Saudi-backed series.

Several major champions and former world number ones are already part of LIV Golf including Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Lee Westwood.

World No. 1 Scheffler won four of his first six events in 2022 with victories at the Masters, WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational and WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

McIlroy, who has been one of the most vocal critics of LIV Golf, has had one of the strongest seasons of his career including top-eight finishes at each of the four majors.

He became the first player to win the FexEx Cup three times after a thrilling victory over Scheffler at the season-ending Tour Championship.

PGA Tour members have until September 9 to vote for who they think should win the Jack Nicklaus Award, with the winner to be announced at a later date.

The Rookie of the Year nominations were also released, with Tom Kim, Sahith Theegala and Cameron Young the players in contention.

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