Jon Lam (Spain) was selected as the best player of last year by American golf reporters.The Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) announced on the 3rd (Korean time) that it had selected Rahm as the 2023 Male Athlete of the Year.Rahm won four major championships this year, including the Masters.In the Player of the Year vote, Lahm received 48.9% of the votes, beating Viktor Hovland (Norway), who received 33% of the votes. Scotty Scheffler (USA), the money winner who is likely to be the PGA Tour Player of the Year, was pushed to third place as he received only 18% of the first place votes.Rahm left the PGA Tour last month and moved to LIV Golf, but golf reporters who prefer players who have left a strong impression, including winning major tournaments, overwhelmingly chose Rahm.
Ram expressed his joy, saying, “I will cherish the fact that I was chosen by the reporters who always cover the competition for a long time.”Female Athlete of the Year went to Lilia Bu (USA).Golf reporters gave 72.9% of the first-place votes to Boo, who won 4 wins, including 2 wins in major tournaments on the LPGA Tour last year, and swept the prize money title and LPGA Tour Player of the Year.At the PGA Tour Champions, the senior stage, Steve Stricker (USA), who swept six wins, including three major championships last season, was awarded the Senior Player of the Year Award.GWAA, an association of reporters who cover American golf on the field, was founded in 1946 and has selected the Player of the Year through member voting since 1975.The awards ceremony will be held at Augusta National Golf Club the 온라인카지노 day before the opening of the Masters in April.