For the first time in its 26-year history, the European Tour Golfer of the Year award will be shared.
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland and Martin Kaymer of Germany are the 2010 co-winners of the award. The two Ryder Cup stars tied in the voting by a judging panel of writers and broadcasters.
Both players won four events this season, with their first major victories coming on U.S. soil. The 31-year-old McDowell won the U.S. Open to claim his first major title and holed the putt to secure Europe's Ryder Cup win over the United States at Celtic Manor in Wales. He moved to No. 7 in the world rankings after his playoff victory over American Tiger Woods at the Chevron World Challenge on Sunday in California.
The 25-year-old Kaymer also won his first major in 2010, capturing the U.S. PGA Championship in Wisconsin, and beat out McDowell to finish first on the European prize money list in the so-called Race to Dubai. VOANews
