Even just starting out in golf, you may want to look to professional golfers for inspiration and motivation.

The following consists of a list of the Players of the Year from the Professional Golfer’s Association, the Ladies Professional Golf Association, and the Champions Tour. Find your own inspiration and keep swinging!

PGA Player of the Year

2005 - Tiger Woods
2004 - Vijay Singh
2003 - Tiger Woods
2002 - Tiger Woods
2001 - Tiger Woods
2000 - Tiger Woods
1999 - Tiger Woods
1998 - Mark O'Meara
1997 - Tiger Woods
1996 - Tom Lehman
1995 - Greg Norman
1994 - Nick Price
1993 - Nick Price
1992 - Fred Couples
1991 - Corey Pavin
1990 - Nick Faldo
1989 - Tom Kite
1988 - Curtis Strange
1987 - Paul Azinger
1986 - Bob Tway
1985 - Lanny Wadkins
1984 - Tom Watson
1983 - Hal Sutton
1982 - Tom Watson
1981 - Bill Rogers
1980 - Tom Watson
1979 - Tom Watson
1978 - Tom Watson
1977 - Tom Watson
1976 - Jack Nicklaus
1975 - Jack Nicklaus
1974 - Johnny Miller
1973 - Jack Nicklaus
1972 - Jack Nicklaus
1971 - Lee Trevino
1970 - Billy Casper
1969 - Orville Moody
1968 - Not awarded
1967 - Jack Nicklaus
1966 - Billy Casper
1965 - Dave Marr
1964 - Ken Venturi
1963 - Julius Boros
1962 - Arnold Palmer
1961 - Jerry Barber
1960 - Arnold Palmer
1959 - Art Wall
1958 - Dow Finsterwald
1957 - Dick Mayer
1956 - Jack Burke
1955 - Doug Ford
1954 - Ed Furgol
1953 - Ben Hogan
1952 - Julius Boros
1951 - Ben Hogan
1950 - Ben Hogan
1949 - Sam Snead
1948 - Ben Hogan

LPGA Player of the Year

2005 - Annika Sorenstam
2004 - Annika Sorenstam
2003 - Annika Sorenstam
2002 - Annika Sorenstam
2001 - Annika Sorenstam
2000 - Karrie Webb
1999 - Karrie Webb
1998 - Annika Sorenstam
1997 - Annika Sorenstam
1996 - Laura Davies
1995 - Annika Sorenstam
1994 - Beth Daniel
1993 - Betsy King
1992 - Dottie (Pepper) Mochrie
1991 - Pat Bradley
1990 - Beth Daniel
1989 - Betsy King
1988 - Nancy Lopez
1987 - Ayako Okamoto
1986 - Pat Bradley
1985 - Nancy Lopez
1984 - Betsy King
1983 - Patty Sheehan
1982 - JoAnne Carner
1981 - JoAnne Carner
1980 - Beth Daniel
1979 - Nancy Lopez
1978 - Nancy Lopez
1977 - Judy Rankin
1976 - Judy Rankin
1975 - Sandra Palmer
1974 - JoAnne Carner
1973 - Kathy Whitworth
1972 - Kathy Whitworth
1971 - Kathy Whitworth
1970 - Sandra Haynie
1969 - Kathy Whitworth
1968 - Kathy Whitworth
1967 - Kathy Whitworth
1966 - Kathy Whitworth

Champions Tour Player of the Year

2004 - Craig Stadler
2003 - Tom Watson
2002 - Hale Irwin
2001 - Allen Doyle
2000 - Larry Nelson
1999 - Bruce Fleisher
1998 - Hale Irwin
1997 - Hale Irwin
1996 - Jim Colbert
1995 - Jim Colbert
1994 - Lee Trevino
1993 - Dave Stockton
1992 - Lee Trevino
1991 - (tie) Mike Hill and George Archer
1990 - Lee Trevino