ROOKIES
ROOKIES (22)
Player
Path to the PGA TOUR
Flag
Birthplace
Residence
College
Zach Bauchou
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
USA
Forest, Virginia
Edmond, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Chandler Blanchet
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
USA
Gainesville, Florida
Atlantic Beach, Florida
West Florida
Dan Brown
2025 DP World Tour
ENG
Northallerton, England
Bedale, England
Davis Chatfield
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
USA
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Notre Dame
A.J. Ewart
2025 PGA TOUR Q-School
CAN
Coquitlam, Canada
Coquitlam, Canada
Barry
Emilio Gonzalez
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
MEX
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Charlotte, North Carolina
St. Mary’s
Kensei Hirata
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
JPN
Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Osaka Gakuin
Jeffrey Kang
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
USA
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
USC
Johnny Keefer
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
USA
Baltimore, Maryland
San Antonio, Texas
Baylor
Christo Lambrecht
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
RSA
George, South Africa
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Georgia Tech
S.T. Lee
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
KOR
Seoul, South Korea
Keita Nakajima
2025 DP World Tour
JPN
Kazo, Japan
Kazo, Saitama, Japan
Nippon Sport Science
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
2025 DP World Tour
DEN
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Oklahoma State
Pontus Nyholm
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
SWE
Gavle, Sweden
Windermere, Florida
Campbell
John Parry
2025 DP World Tour
ENG
Harrogate, England
Knaresborough, England
Marco Penge
2025 DP World Tour
ENG
Crawley, England
United Kingdom
Kristoffer Reitan
2025 DP World Tour
NOR
Oslo, Norway
West Palm Beach, Florida
Marcelo Rozo
2025 PGA TOUR Q-School
COL
Bogota, Colombia
Boca Raton, Florida
Lynn
Adrien Saddier
2025 DP World Tour
FRA
Annemasse, France
Amancy, France
Jordan Smith
2025 DP World Tour
ENG
Bath, England
Surrey, England
John VanDerLaan
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
USA
Southbury, Connecticut
Naples, Florida
Florida Southern
Sudarshan Yellamaraju
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
CAN
Visakhapatnam, India
Mississauga, Canada
ROOKIE DEFINITION A player’s rookie season ("Rookie Year") is defined as the season in which he becomes a PGA TOUR member (including Special Temporary Members) and plays in 10 or more events as a member or finishes in the Top 100 on the Official FedExCup Points List or Non-Member FedExCup Points List, whichever occurs first.
FIRST-YEAR MEMBERS (2)
Player
Path to the PGA TOUR
Flag
Birthplace
Residence
College
Haotong Li
2025 DP World Tour
CHN
Hunan, China
Shanghai, China
Neal Shipley
2025 Korn Ferry Tour
USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
West Palm Beach, Florida
JMU/Ohio State
FIRST-YEAR MEMBER DEFINITION A new member (including Special Temporary Members) shall not be eligible for the PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year if he has previously played in more than seven (7) Official PGA TOUR Money events as a professional in any prior season. Such players are known as First-Year Members during their first season of full-time membership.
ROOKIES BY SEASON
FedExCup era (2007-present)
Season
Rookies
Winners
TOUR Championship
2026
22
2025
36
5
0
2024
31
4
1
2022-23
32
3
0
2021-22
28
2
2
2020-21
3
1
0
2019-20
21
1
2
2018-19
22
5
1
2017-18
23
3
1
2016-17
25
5
2
2015-16
21
3
2
2014-15
24
1
1
2013-14
14
1
0
2013
25
3
1
2012
26
4
1
2011
35
6
1
2010
20
2
0
2009
28
0
1
2008
25
4
1
2007
27
3
1
ROOKIE WINNERS
FedExCup era (2007-present)
Player
Michael Brennan
2025 Bank of Utah Championship
Steven Fisk
2025 Sanderson Farms Championship
William Mouw
2025 ISCO Championship
Aldrich Potgieter
2025 Rocket Classic
Karl Vilips
2025 Puerto Rico Open
Matt McCarty
2024 Black Desert Championship
Nick Dunlap
2024 Barracuda Championship
Jake Knapp
2024 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
Matthieu Pavon
2024 Farmers Insurance Open
Nick Dunlap
2024 American Express
Ludvig Åberg
2023 RSM Classic
Vincent Norrman
2023 ISCO Championship
Nico Echavarria
2023 Puerto Rico Open
Tom Kim
2022 Wyndham Championship
Chad Ramey
2022 Corales Puntacana Championship
Garrick Higgo
2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree
Viktor Hovland
2020 Puerto Rico Open
Collin Morikawa
2019 Barracuda Championship
Matthew Wolff
2019 3M Open
Martin Trainer
2019 Puerto Rico Open
Adam Long
2019 The American Express
Cameron Champ
2018 Sanderson Farms Championship
Aaron Wise
2018 THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Satoshi Kodaira
2018 RBC Heritage
Austin Cook
2017 The RSM Classic
Xander Schauffele (2)
2017 TOUR Championship
Grayson Murray
2017 ISCO Championship
Xander Schauffele
2017 The Greenbrier Classic
Wesley Bryan
2017 RBC Heritage
Mackenzie Hughes
2016 The RSM Classic
Cody Gribble
2016 Sanderson Farms Championship
Si Woo Kim
2016 Wyndham Championship
Smylie Kaufman
2015 Shriners Children's Open
Emiliano Grillo
2015 Procore Championship
Nick Taylor
2014 Sanderson Farms Championship
Chesson Hadley
2014 Puerto Rico Open
Jordan Spieth
2013 John Deere Classic
Derek Ernst
2013 Truist Championship
Russell Henley
2013 Sony Open in Hawaii
Charlie Beljan
2012 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic
Jonas Blixt
2012 Procore Championship
Ted Potter, Jr.
2012 The Greenbrier Classic
John Huh
2012 World Wide Technology Championship
Keegan Bradley (2)
2011 PGA Championship
Scott Stallings
2011 The Greenbrier Classic
Chris Kirk
2011 Sanderson Farms Championship
Keegan Bradley
2011 THE CJ CUP Byron nelson
Brendan Steele
2011 Valero Texas Open
Charl Schwartzel
2011 Masters Tournament
Jhonattan Vegas
2011 The American Express
Rory McIlroy
2010 Truist Championship
Derek Lamely
2010 Puerto Rico Open
Marc Turnesa
2008 Shriners Children's Open
Dustin Johnson
2008 Turning Stone Resort Championship
Chez Reavie
2008 RBC Canadian Open
Andres Romero
2008 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
George McNeill
2007 Shriners Children's Open
Brandt Snedeker
2007 Wyndham Championship
Henrik Stenson
2007 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play
ROOKIES TO QUALIFY FOR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
FedExCup era (2007-present)
Season
Player
FedExCup finish
2024
Matthieu Pavon
T17
2021-22
Cameron Young
19
2021-22
Sahith Theegala
28
2019-20
Scottie Scheffler
5
2019-20
Viktor Hovland
T20
2018-19
Sungjae Im
T19
2017-18
Aaron Wise
24
2016-17
Xander Schauffele
3
2016-17
Patrick Cantlay
29
2015-16
Emiliano Grillo
11
2015-16
Si Woo Kim
17
2014-15
Daniel Berger
11
2013
Jordan Spieth
7
2012
John Huh
29
2011
Keegan Bradley
20
2009
Marc Leishman
20
2008
Andres Romero
28
2007
Brandt Snedeker
20