Woods wins 7th PGA player of year award

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) -- Tiger Woods won the PGA Tour player of the year award Tuesday for the seventh time in his nine full seasons, the final prize in a year that featured two major championships among his six tour titles.
It was the fifth time Woods has swept the three major awards -- the Jack Nicklaus Trophy as player of the year, the Arnold Palmer Award for leading the money list and the Byron Nelson Award for having the lowest scoring average.
"It's not about winning player of the year awards," Woods said at the Target World Challenge. "It's about winning tournaments that allow you to get these awards."
Woods previously won player of the year from the PGA of America, which is based on points. The tour's award is a vote of the players, although tour officials have refused to release vote totals.
Dana Quigley, who won the money title on the 50-and-older circuit, won the Champions Tour player of the year, while Jason Gore was the Nationwide Tour player of the year having won three times to earn an instant promotion to the big leagues.
Sean O'Hair was voted PGA Tour rookie of the year. He earned his card at Q-school, won the John Deere Classic in July and finished his season at 18th on the money list with more than $2.4 million.
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