After a career best 2015/2016 PGA Tour season Dustin Johnson has been voted the Player of the Year and recieves the Jack Nicklaus POY award.
His season saw 3 wins, most notably the 2016 U.S. Open, his first major. Dustin also had 15 top 10 finishes, and only missed one cut, at the PGA Championship. DJ has also been hot on the heels of World Number 1 Jason Day to claim the top ranking.
Dustin with wife Paula Gretzky
Johnson, 32, defeated a field including World Number 1 Jason Day, FedEx Cup champ Rory McIlroy, The Open winner Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott, and Jordan Spieth .
Along with the POY Award Dustin also scooped up the Arnold Palmer Trophy for leading the money list, and the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average (69.172) on the tour.