It's Not Just Golf Writers Who Have A Man-Crush On Rickie Fowler

His peers voted him PGA Tour rookie-of-the-year, which Doug Ferguson suggests was a mistake considering Rory McIlroy won a tournament and finished 3rd in two majors.

Rickie Fowler won the award over Rory McIlroy, Puerto Rico Open winner Derek Lamely and Alex Prugh. McIlroy not only won Quail Hollow, he was third in two majors.

Fowler was a rookie in the purest sense, fresh out of Q-school at age 21. He had two runner-up finishes, at the Phoenix Open and Memorial, and was selected for the Ryder Cup team. In his singles match, he won the last four holes to earn a halve that gave the Americans a chance to win until Graeme McDowell won the final singles match.

Fowler was the youngest rookie of the year since Tiger Woods won the award at age 20 in 1996.

"It's pretty cool," Fowler said. "I guess I'm one year behind Tiger, but looking to try and make up some ground. It's been a lot of fun."