<p class="title">Brooks Koepka, this year's US Open and PGA Championship winner, was announced as the US PGA Tour Player of the Year, having won a vote by tour players.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 28-year-old American captured the Jack Nicklaus Trophy after a historic 2017-18 campaign that saw him defend his US Open crown by winning at Shinnecock and then deny Tiger Woods a 15th major title by holding off a final-round rally in August at Bellerive.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koepka, who missed nearly four months in early 2018 with a left wrist injury, also managed four other top-10 efforts in the season, including second-place finishes at the WGC HSBC Champions and at Colonial.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Brooks has brought a new brand of athleticism to the PGA Tour and we saw the results this year with his historic season at the major championships," said tour commissioner Jay Monahan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"These feats were accomplished despite missing significant time due to injury, a testament to his work ethic and perseverance throughout the season."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Other finalists for the award included Englishman Justin Rose, British Open champion Francesco Molinari of Italy and Americans Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koepka became the first player since Curtis Strange in 1988-89 to win back-to-back US Open titles, then took his third major crown at the 100th PGA Championship with a tournament-record 16-under 264 for 72 holes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koepka became only the fifth player to win the US Open and PGA in the same season and the fifth American since 1945 to win three majors before turning 29.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His season-low round of 63 came four times in 17 starts, including the lowest final-round in Players Championship history.</p>
<p class="title">Brooks Koepka, this year's US Open and PGA Championship winner, was announced as the US PGA Tour Player of the Year, having won a vote by tour players.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 28-year-old American captured the Jack Nicklaus Trophy after a historic 2017-18 campaign that saw him defend his US Open crown by winning at Shinnecock and then deny Tiger Woods a 15th major title by holding off a final-round rally in August at Bellerive.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koepka, who missed nearly four months in early 2018 with a left wrist injury, also managed four other top-10 efforts in the season, including second-place finishes at the WGC HSBC Champions and at Colonial.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Brooks has brought a new brand of athleticism to the PGA Tour and we saw the results this year with his historic season at the major championships," said tour commissioner Jay Monahan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"These feats were accomplished despite missing significant time due to injury, a testament to his work ethic and perseverance throughout the season."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Other finalists for the award included Englishman Justin Rose, British Open champion Francesco Molinari of Italy and Americans Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koepka became the first player since Curtis Strange in 1988-89 to win back-to-back US Open titles, then took his third major crown at the 100th PGA Championship with a tournament-record 16-under 264 for 72 holes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koepka became only the fifth player to win the US Open and PGA in the same season and the fifth American since 1945 to win three majors before turning 29.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His season-low round of 63 came four times in 17 starts, including the lowest final-round in Players Championship history.</p>