Player-elected Awards
Three Champions Tour year-end awards are elected by the players and announced in December. The ceremony is held at a tournament early in the following season. The Jack Nicklaus Trophy is for the player of the year. The other two are the Rookie of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year awards.
| Year | Jack Nicklaus Trophy | Rookie of the Year | Comeback Player of the Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Country | Player | Country | Player | Country | |
| 1990 | Lee Trevino | United States | Lee Trevino | United States | began in 1991 | |
| 1991 | Mike Hill George Archer |
United States United States |
Jim Colbert | United States | Larry Laoretti | United States |
| 1992 | Lee Trevino | United States | Dave Stockton | United States | Tommy Aaron | United States |
| 1993 | Dave Stockton | United States | Bob Murphy | United States | Jim Ferree | United States |
| 1994 | Lee Trevino | United States | Jay Sigel | United States | Dave Eichelberger | United States |
| 1995 | Jim Colbert | United States | Hale Irwin | United States | Walter Morgan | United States |
| 1996 | Jim Colbert | United States | John Bland | South Africa | Al Geiberger | United States |
| 1997 | Hale Irwin | United States | Gil Morgan | United States | George Archer | United States |
| 1998 | Hale Irwin | United States | Joe Inman | United States | Jim Colbert | United States |
| 1999 | Bruce Fleisher | United States | Bruce Fleisher | United States | Tom Jenkins | United States |
| 2000 | Larry Nelson | United States | Doug Tewell | United States | Raymond Floyd | United States |
| 2001 | Allen Doyle | United States | Bob Gilder | United States | John Schroeder | United States |
| 2002 | Hale Irwin | United States | Morris Hatalsky | United States | Hubert Green | United States |
| 2003 | Tom Watson | United States | Craig Stadler | United States | Don Pooley | United States |
| 2004 | Craig Stadler | United States | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe Ireland |
Hubert Green | United States |
| 2005 | Dana Quigley | United States | Jay Haas | United States | Peter Jacobsen | United States |
| 2006 | Jay Haas | United States | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | Tim Simpson | United States |
| 2007 | Jay Haas | United States | Denis Watson | Zimbabwe | R. W. Eaks | United States |
| 2008 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | Bernhard Langer | Germany | ||
| 2009 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | Russ Cochran | United States | ||
| 2010 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | Fred Couples | United States | Ken Green | United States |
| 2011 | Tom Lehman | United States | Kenny Perry | United States | Chip Beck | United States |
| 2012 | Tom Lehman | United States | Kirk Triplett | United States | ||
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