Top Rookie Seasons on the PGA Tour

A win at the U.S. Open plus a runner-up and four other top-10s were more than enough to secure Els the 1994 ROY award.

Woods, who would go on to earn nine PGA Tour Player of the Year awards, busted onto the scene with two wins in 11 events during his 1996 rookie year.

O'Hair made 24 cuts out of 29 events that he played during his 2005 rookie year, including one win, one runner-up finish and over $2 million in prize money.

Snedeker's victory at the 2007 Wyndham Championship and six top-10s locked in his ROY win.

Although Dustin Johnson had one of the busier rookie seasons in 2008, including one win, three top-10s and 30 events played, he lost out on the honors to Argentina's Andrés Romero.

2009 ROY Leishman had a T2 finish at the BMW Championship and eight top-25s his first year on the PGA Tour.

Brightly-colored Fowler emerged as the best new kid on Tour in 2010, where he recorded seven top-10s and an invite on a captain's pick to the 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup team.

McIlroy, who had his first Tour win in 2010 along with two other top-3s and five top 10s, lost out on the ROY award to Rickie Fowler. Many thought the eventual two-time Player of the Year was snubbed.

Two victories, including Bradley's three-hole playoff win over Jason Dufner at the 2011 PGA Championship, earned him the 2011 Rookie of the Year honor.

The 2013 Rookie of the Year had one of the best rookie seasons on record, finishing eighth in the FedEx Cup standings with one win and three runner-up finishes.

The Swede's successful first season saw him card two runner-up finishes and three top-10s. His only downfall was debuting on Tour the same year as Jordan Spieth.

As part of a strong 2015 rookie class showing, Finau recorded five top-10s and 16 top-25s, including a T14 at the U.S. Open (his first major appearance).

Though winless his debut year, Berger had two runner-ups, six top-10s and 13 top-25s his first year on the PGA Tour, earning him the ROY prize.