(Reuters) - Justin Thomas's breakout campaign earned him a nomination for the PGA Tour's Player of the Year award along with Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama and Jordan Spieth, the tour said on Monday. World number one Johnson, who won the award last year, had four wins in the 20 events he entered, including triumphs at the lucrative World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship and World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play events. Spieth, who was named the PGA Tour's Player of the Year in 2015, had victories at the British Open, where he earned his third career major title, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Travelers Championship. Japan's Matsuyama had earned victories at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Waste Management Phoenix Open and World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and finished eighth in the FedExCup. Wesley Bryan, Patrick Cantlay, Mackenzie Hughes, Grayson Murray and Tour Championship winner Xander Schauffele were the five nominees for the PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year award.

Source: The Star September 25, 2017 16:41 UTC